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| | |  Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia - Damon RunyonDamon Runyon (October 3, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer.
He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social t ...
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia - Vampire For treatments of the vampire legend in fiction, see Vampire fiction.
Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy), often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions, and/or the ability to physically transform. Some cultures have myths of non-human vampires, such as demons or animals like bats, dogs, and spiders. Vampires are often described as having a variety of additional powers and character traits, extremely variable in different traditions, and are a frequent subject ...
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia - Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway, also "Alaskan Highway", "Alaska-Canadian Highway", "Al-Can Highway", runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. Its historical length as of all-weather completion in 1943 is 2,451 kilometres or 1,523 mile(s) long. The historic ending of the highway is near milepost 1422, where it meets the Richardson Highway in Delta Junction, Alaska, about 100 miles (160km) southeast of Fairbanks. Mileposts on the Richardson Highway are numbered from Valdez, Alaska.
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - Idaho - History The Lewis and Clark expedition entered present-day Idaho on August 12, 1805, at the Lemhi Pass. At that time, approximately 8,000 Native Americans lived in the region.
Idaho was subsequently part of Oregon Territory and later Washington Territory, fur trading and missionary work attracting the first settlers to the region. In 1809, Kullyspell House, the first white-owned establishment and first trading post in Idaho, was constructed. In 1836, Henry H. Spalding established a mission near Lapwai, where he printed the Northwest's first b ...
See also:Idaho, Idaho - Name, Idaho - History, Idaho - Law and government, Idaho - State government, Idaho - Geography, Idaho - Lakes, Idaho - National Parks, Idaho - State Parks, Idaho - Surrounding Territories, Idaho - Economy, Idaho - Demographics, Idaho - Religion, Idaho - Important cities and towns, Idaho - Education, Idaho - Colleges and universities, Idaho - Professional sports teams, Idaho - Miscellaneous information, Idaho - Major highways, Idaho - Well-known Idahoans Read more here: » Idaho: Encyclopedia II - Idaho - History |
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - Macleod electoral district - History This riding was originally created in 1907 from parts of District of Alberta and Calgary ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Rocky Mountain, Palliser Crowfoot, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat ridings.
It was re-created in 1987 from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills, Medicine Hat and Wild Rose ridings.
Macleod electoral district - Members of Parliament.
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
1993-2004: Grant Hill - ...
See also:Macleod electoral district, Macleod electoral district - History, Macleod electoral district - Members of Parliament, Macleod electoral district - Current Member of Parliament, Macleod electoral district - Election results, Macleod electoral district - 1988 - present, Macleod electoral district - 1908 - 1968 Read more here: » Macleod electoral district: Encyclopedia II - Macleod electoral district - History |
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - Empire Builder - History The original Empire Builder was inaugurated by the Great Northern on June 11, 1929. The service was altered to carry additional passengers during World War II. After the war, new diesel trains were placed into service. This postwar service began on February 23, 1947.
The route was publicized for allowing riders to view the passing Rocky Mountain landscapes through domed windows on top of the passenger cars. Ultimately, the name comes from the nickname given to railroad tycoon James J. Hill, who built track passing through Minneapolis-St. Paul in the late 19th centu ...
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - Errol Flynn - Acting Career Although he had not really planned an acting career, Flynn became a star with his third film, Captain Blood, in 1935. He became typecast as a swashbuckler and made several such films, including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (widely regarded as his best film in this genre and an acknowledged Hollywood classic), Dodge City (1939), The Sea Hawk (1940), The Adventures of Don Juan (1948).
Flynn played opposite Olivia de Havilland in eight films, including Captain Blood, The Charge of the L ...
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - Sulfur - Notable characteristics At room temperature, sulfur is a soft bright yellow solid. Although sulfur is infamous for its smell - frequently compared to rotten eggs - the odor is actually characteristic of hydrogen sulfide (H2S); elemental sulfur is odorless. It burns with a blue flame that emits sulfur dioxide, notable for its peculiar suffocating odor. Sulfur is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulfide and to a lesser extent in other organic solvents such as benzene. Common oxidation states of sulfur include −2, +2, +4 and +6. Sulfur forms stable c ...
See also:Sulfur, Sulfur - Notable characteristics, Sulfur - Applications, Sulfur - Biological role, Sulfur - Environmental Impact, Sulfur - History, Sulfur - Occurrence, Sulfur - Compounds, Sulfur - Isotopes, Sulfur - Precautions, Sulfur - Spelling Read more here: » Sulfur: Encyclopedia II - Sulfur - Notable characteristics |
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - Kansas Territory - Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas Territory was established by the politically significant Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas-Nebraska Act became law on May 30, 1854 which established the Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory. The act organizing Nebraska and Kansas contained thirty-seven sections. The original borders of the territory from were the Missouri border to the summit of the Rocky Mountain range; the southern boundary was the 37th parallel, the northern was the 40th parallel. Much of the eastern region of what is now the state of Colorado was part of Kansas Territory until the establishmen ...
See also:Kansas Territory, Kansas Territory - Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas Territory - The Missouri Emigrates, Kansas Territory - Eastern Emigration, Kansas Territory - First Territorial Appointments, Kansas Territory - Territory's First Election, Kansas Territory - Free-state Movement, Kansas Territory - The Big Springs Convention, Kansas Territory - Resources and references Read more here: » Kansas Territory: Encyclopedia II - Kansas Territory - Kansas-Nebraska Act |
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| | | | Rocky Mountain: Encyclopedia II - U.S. cities with teams from four major sports - Discussion Of these cities, the only ones with a team in each sport that plays within the political boundaries of the city at the center of its metropolitan area are Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Philadelphia. In the Twin Cities area, three of the teams play in Minneapolis and one plays in St. Paul. In the Bay Area, all teams play in one of the region's three major cities (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose). All other areas have a ...
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