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Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

(Encyclopedia) Savoy, the, chapel in London, between the Strand and the Thames River. Its name is derived from the palace of Peter of Savoy, uncle of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III. Destroyed…

pill, the

(Encyclopedia) pill, the: see birth control.

Skaw, the

(Encyclopedia) Skaw, the, Denmark: see Skagen.

Battery, the

(Encyclopedia) Battery, the, park, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), southern tip of Manhattan island, New York City; site of former Dutch and English fortifications. Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1808 for…

Balance, The

(Encyclopedia) Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales.

The Murder of Emmett Till - Civil Rights Cases

A "grotesque miscarriage of justice" by Borgna Brunner Related Links Black History MonthBlack History Time Timeline Encyclopedia: Civil RightsCivil Rights Heroes Martin Luther King…

Bartlesville

(Encyclopedia) Bartlesville Bartlesville bärˈtəlzvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 37,290), seat of Washington co., NE Okla…

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

America's Most Endangered Places

Shockoe Bottom, Virginia is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2013America's Most Endangered Places 2012America's Most…