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Prairie Pothole Region
(Encyclopedia)Prairie Pothole Region, large geographic area of central North America consisting of grass-covered wetlands. Stretching northwest from N Iowa through SW Minnesota, E South Dakota, E and N North Dakota...utility, public
(Encyclopedia)utility, public, industry required by law to render adequate service in its field at reasonable prices to all who apply for it. Public utilities frequently operate as monopolies in their market. In th...merger
(Encyclopedia)merger, in corporate business, fusion of two or more corporations by the transfer of all property to a single corporation. The remaining corporation continues in existence, having absorbed the other(s...Marchmont, Patrick Home of Polwarth, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Marchmont, Patrick Home of Polwarth, 1st earl of: see Home of Polwarth, Sir Patrick. ...President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Bethpage
(Encyclopedia)Bethpage bĕthpājˈ [key], uninc. village (2020 pop. 17,627, including Old Bethpage), Nassau ...Comodoro Rivadavia
(Encyclopedia)Comodoro Rivadavia kōmōᵺōˈrō rēväᵺaˈvyä [key], city, Chubut prov., S Arg...Brookings, Robert Somers
(Encyclopedia)Brookings, Robert Somers, 1850–1932, American businessman and philanthropist, b. Cecil co., Md. He earned a fortune in business in St. Louis, Mo., and retired in 1897 to devote himself to philanthro...republic
(Encyclopedia)republic [Lat. res publica,=public affair], today understood to be a sovereign state ruled by representatives of a widely inclusive electorate. The term republic formerly denoted a form of government ...Farnsworth, Philo Taylor
(Encyclopedia)Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906–71, American inventor, b. Beaver, Utah, grad. Brigham Young Univ., 1925. He demonstrated (1927) a working model of a television system. His “dissector tube” (calle...Browse by Subject
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