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Shimada

(Encyclopedia) ShimadaShimadashĭmäˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 73,810), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Oi River. It is a distribution point for timber and rice and a center for…

Sagamihara

(Encyclopedia) SagamiharaSagamiharasägämēˈhärä [key], city (1990 pop. 531,542), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo with metallurgical, food processing, and electrical…

Panihati

(Encyclopedia) PanihatiPanihatipänēhäˈtē [key], city (1991 pop. 275,359), West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. It is a suburb of Kolkata (Calcutta) and a rice-trading center. Manufactures…

Genetically Engineered Foods

"Frankenfoods" or Brave New World? The genetically engineered foods question by Kim Lundgren Skeptics claim that the so-called "Frankenstein foods" pose an insidious threat to the…

Black Football Players

Notable African-American Football Players Jerry Rice   Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights…

John MOORE, Congress, LA (1788-1867)

MOORE, John, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1788; pursued an academic course; moved to Franklin, La.; member of the State house of…

Albert THOMAS, Congress, TX (1898-1966)

THOMAS, Albert, (husband of Lera Millard Thomas), a Representative from Texas; born in Nacogdoches, Tex., April 12, 1898; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a…

Thomas LYNCH, Congress, SC (1727-1776)

LYNCH, Thomas, (father of Thomas Lynch, Jr.), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in St. James Parish, Berkeley County, S.C., in 1727; attended the common schools; engaged in planting, with…

LYNCH, Thomas, Congress, SC (1727-1776)

LYNCH, Thomas, (father of Thomas Lynch, Jr.), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in St. James Parish, Berkeley County, S.C., in 1727; attended the common schools; engaged in planting, with…

Top 10 Selling Albums, 2009

The following table lists the rank, title, and artist for each of the top ten selling albums in the United States during 2010. Rank Title Artist1. Recovery Eminem2.Need…