(Encyclopedia) Anaconda
Anaconda
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[key], city (2020 pop. 9,162), seat of Deer Lodge co., SW Mont.; inc. 1887. Marcus Daly chose this place (1883) for the Anaconda Copper…
(Encyclopedia) giant, in mythology, manlike being of great size and strength. The giant has been the symbol for the expression of certain recurring beliefs in the mythologies of all races. He is…
(Encyclopedia) Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the…
retired financial consultant, was elected chairman of the Reform Party, the independent party founded by Ross Perot. An endorsement from Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, the highest-ranking…
71, physician, made the leap from assisted-suicide doctor to murderer when he administered a lethal injection to Lou Gehrig's disease patient Thomas Youk. Kevorkian had the 1998 event…
CEO of General Electric, agreed to write a memoir for an unprecedented $7.1 million advance from Time Warner Trade Publishing. He'll write the book, about his career and business philosophy…
vigilante, was convicted in September of entering Afghanistan illegally, operating an illegal jail, and taking hostages and torturing them. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Idema, a…
WBMidseason DebutSunday 8:00–8:30 p.m.Cast:Selma Blair, Mary Page Keller, David Moscow, Michael Rosenbaum and Azura Skye The WB's spin on Friends has four high-school students hanging out in…
Commodore Byron, said to be as notorious for foul weather as Queen Victoria is for fine. (1723-1786.) Admiral Sir John Norris, who died 1746. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…
(The). There are numerous similar glomerations. For example the Hebrew parable of The Two Zuzim. The summation runs thus: 10. This is Yavah who vanquished 9. Death which killed 8. The…
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