The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1956 |
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... Named for Lord de la Warr of Eng- land , governor of Virginia , who entered the bay , 1610 . District of Columbia - Named for Columbus by the Federal Commissioners who laid it out in 1791 . Florida - Named by Ponce de Leon on Pascua ...
... Named for Lord de la Warr of Eng- land , governor of Virginia , who entered the bay , 1610 . District of Columbia - Named for Columbus by the Federal Commissioners who laid it out in 1791 . Florida - Named by Ponce de Leon on Pascua ...
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... named for him . Morton of his party discovered and named Kennedy Chan- nel , exploring north to Cape Constitution , 80 ° 32 ' . 1857-9 - Leopold McClintock ( Britain ) with Lady Franklin's Expedition , found traces of Franklin's ...
... named for him . Morton of his party discovered and named Kennedy Chan- nel , exploring north to Cape Constitution , 80 ° 32 ' . 1857-9 - Leopold McClintock ( Britain ) with Lady Franklin's Expedition , found traces of Franklin's ...
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... named for Janus , the Roman god who had two faces ; one looking into the past and the other into the future . February comes from the Latin word Februo , to purify . It was the time of the year for Roman ceremonies of purification ...
... named for Janus , the Roman god who had two faces ; one looking into the past and the other into the future . February comes from the Latin word Februo , to purify . It was the time of the year for Roman ceremonies of purification ...
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