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Roosevelt, Theodore
(Encyclopedia)Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858–1919, 26th President of the United States (1901–9), b. New York City. Alice, his daughter by his first wife, married Nicholas Longworth in the White House; “Princ...Theodore Roosevelt Island
(Encyclopedia)Theodore Roosevelt Island: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Theodore Roosevelt National Park
(Encyclopedia)Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 70,447 acres (28,531 hectares), W N.Dak., in the Badlands and on the Little Missouri River; est. 1947. There are three units—the North Unit, the Elkhorn Ranch Unit,...Roosevelt, river, Brazil
(Encyclopedia)Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is occasionally cal...Roosevelt, Eleanor
(Encyclopedia)Roosevelt, Eleanor (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) rōˈzəvĕlt [key], 1884–1962, American humanitarian, b. New York City. The daughter of Elliott Roosevelt and niece of Theodore Roosevelt, she was an act...Longworth, Alice Lee Roosevelt
(Encyclopedia)Longworth, Alice Lee Roosevelt, 1884–1980, American socialite, b. New York City. The only child of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee, she was a teenager when her father assum...Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Theodore
(Encyclopedia)Theodore. For Russian rulers thus named, use Feodor.Oyster Bay
(Encyclopedia)Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. Nearby is Theodore Roosevelt'...Browse by Subject
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