Because hurricanes often occur at the same time, officials assign short, distinctive names to the storms to avoid confusion among weather stations, coastal bases, and ships at sea. Since 1953…
Argentina
Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835)
Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19)
Bernardino Rivadavia…
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Overall, cities expanded rapidly during the 1990s, growing nearly twice as fast as in the 1980s. Western and southern cities grew the fastest, while…
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(Encyclopedia) MindanaoMindanaomĭndənäˈō, –nouˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 13,535,738), 36,537 sq mi (94,631 sq km), second largest of the Philippine islands, NE of Borneo. About one fifth of the…
