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Wales

(Encyclopedia) Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (2011 pop. 3,063,456), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with…

Members of Congress: Texas, Congress,

Biographies of of U.S. representatives and Senators from Texas Member Name Birth-Death ABBOTT, J/biography/us/congress/o (J/biography/us/congress/oseph) 1840-1908 ALGER, Bruce Reyn/…

Washington, George

(Encyclopedia) Washington, George, 1732–99, 1st President of the United States (1789–97), commander in chief of the Continental army in the American Revolution, called the Father of His Country.…

State Department Notes on Madagascar

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Malagasy Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYMadagascar's population…

State Department Notes on Costa Rica

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Costa Rican Relations PEOPLE Unlike many of their Central…

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…

State Department Notes on Denmark

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions National Security U.S.-Danish Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY The Danes, a homogenous Gothic…

Democratic party

(Encyclopedia) Democratic party, American political party; the oldest continuous political party in the United States. In 1960, John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated the Republican candidate, Richard M…

State Department Notes on Chad

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Chad Relations GEOGRAPHYChad is a landlocked…

DK Encyclopedia: Science & Technology

SCIENCEWHAT DO SCIENTISTS DO? WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC METHOD? WHY DO SCIENTISTS PERFORM EXPERIMENTS? FIND OUT MORETECHNOLOGYHOW ARE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LINKED? FIND OUT MOREMATHEMATICSWHAT ARE…