By Sabrina Petrafesa
Graduating high school seniors all over the U.S. are preparing to take the next step in their young lives. For most that means heading off to college and for…
(Encyclopedia) Aspen
Aspen
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[key], city, alt. 7,850 ft (2,390 m), seat of Pitkin co., S central Colo., on the Roaring
Fork River; founded c.1879 by silver prospectors…
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Benjamin, 1833–1901, 23d President of the United States (1889–93), b. North Bend, Ohio, grad. Miami Univ. (Ohio), 1852; grandson of William Henry Harrison. After reading law…
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Paris. Its counterpart in the League of…
(Encyclopedia) MiamiMiamimīămˈē, –ə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. The region of Greater Miami encompasses…
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