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Articles relating to America. A byname of the United States

 

Point State Park

Point State Park (locally known as The Point) is a Pennsylvania state park on 36 acres (150,000 m2) in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River. Built on land acquired via eminent domain from industrial enterprises in the 1950s, the park opened in August 1974 when construction was completed on its iconic fountain. Pittsburgh settled on the current design after rejecting […]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Appalachian regions of the United States. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east, while the Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. Pennsylvania has 140 miles (225 km) of waterfront along Lake Erie and the Delaware River. The state

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County is located in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Allegheny County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and in the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area. Allegheny was the first county in Pennsylvania to be given a Native American name. It was named after the Lenape word for the Allegheny River. The meaning of “Allegheny” is uncertain. It

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After dropping its Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, focused on efficiency. The program was launched on April 26, 2004, with an order for 50 from All Nippon Airways (ANA), targeting a 2008 introduction. On July 8, 2007, the prototype was rolled out without major

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Your Personal Touch (song)

“Your Personal Touch” is a song recorded by American R&B singer Evelyn “Champagne” King. The song, written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane, was released in 1985 by RCA Victor. The song is also included in her 1985 album A Long Time Coming. Although “Your Personal Touch” did not top the charts, it proved a moderate success for King. “Your Personal

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Hannes Bok

Born Wayne Francis WoodardJuly 2, 1914Kansas City, Missouri, United States Died April 11, 1964 (aged 49)New York City, New York, United States Pen name Hannes Bok Occupation Illustrator, writer Nationality American Period 1939–1957 (SF magazine artist) Genre Fantasy Hannes Bok, pen name for Wayne Francis Woodard, was an American artist and illustrator who also dabbled in astrology and

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List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

This is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Andrew J. Feustel, NASA astronaut William Addams (1777–1858), U.S. representative David Hayes Agnew (1818–1892), surgeon Chas Alecxih, NFL defensive lineman Andy Baldwin, U.S. Navy lieutenant and physician, bachelor of season 10 of The Bachelor James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States Thomas Burch (1778–1849), Methodist circuit rider

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Table with Pink Tablecloth

Table with Pink Tablecloth is an artwork by American artist Richard Artschwager, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is a work in three-dimensions constructed of Formica on wood. It was made in 1964 using skills Artschwager gained designing furniture using similar materials and similar techniques. The sculpture measures 64.8 x 111.8 x 111.8 cm (25 1/2

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Trichaptum

Trichaptum is a fungus genus. In 1904 the genus was defined by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill. Previously classified as a member of the family Polyporaceae, various genetic analyses have revealed that the genus now belongs to the order Hymenochaetales. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Hymenochaetales Family: Incertae sedis Genus: TrichaptumMurrill (1904) Species Trichaptum

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List of people named in the Pandora Papers

Heads of state Current heads of state at the time of the release  Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan  Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile  Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo  Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus  Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic  Guillermo Lasso, President of Ecuador  Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon  Abdullah II, King of Jordan  Uhuru Kenyatta, President

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