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Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniapĕnsəlvāˈnyə [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE),…

State Department Notes on Singapore

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Singapore Relations PEOPLE Singapore is one of the most…

Members of Congress: New York, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New York Member Name Birth-Death ABZUG, Bella Savitzky 1920-1998 ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard 1942-  ADAMS, Charles Henry 1824-1902…

Washington, D.C.

(Encyclopedia) Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District…

Members of Congress: Illinois, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Illinois Member Name Birth-Death ADAIR, Jackson Leroy 1887-1956 ADAMS, George Everett 1840-1917 ADKINS, Charles 1863-1941…

Cuba

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cuba Cuba ky&oomacr;ˈbə, Span. k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], officially Republic of Cuba, republic…

Republican party

(Encyclopedia) Republican party, American political party. In 1980, the conservative Ronald Reagan, a former supporter of Barry Goldwater, regained the presidency for the Republicans and…

The Oscars

Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or Comedy…

Supreme Court Justices (table)

(Encyclopedia) Supreme Court Justices(including dates on bench) Chief Justices John Jay 1789–95 John Rutledge 1795 Oliver Ellsworth 1796–1800 John Marshall 1801–35 Roger B. Taney 1836–64…

South Carolina

(Encyclopedia) CE5 South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and, across the Savannah River, Georgia (SW). World War II…