The Kinzua Bridge or the Kinzua Viaduct was a railroad trestle that spanned Kinzua Creek in McKean County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The bridge was 301 feet (92 m) tall and 2,052 feet (625 m) long. Most of its structure collapsed during a tornado in July 2003. Billed as the “Eighth Wonder of …
John Carl Cederquist is an American sculptor in wood and builder of studio furniture who was born in Altadena, California. He graduated from Long Beach State College with a BA in 1969 and an MA in 1971.
Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a tower honoring George Washington. The monument sits along the Appalachian Trail. The park is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Eagle Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska, located in Chugach State Park in Anchorage Municipality. Elevation 6,955 ft (2,120 m) Coordinates 61°10′01″N 149°16′01″W The peak is named after the Eagle River. The peak is visible from Anchorage on clear days.
Donji Kukuruzari is a settlement and municipality in the Croatian county of Sisak-Moslavina. Donji Kukuruzari is an undeveloped municipality that the Government of Croatia has categorized as a First Category Area of Special State Concern. Coordinates: 45.264602°N 16.483845°E
Brian Keith Kelly (born October 25, 1961) is a football coach in the United States who is presently the head coach at Louisiana State University (LSU). Kelly formerly coached at Grand Valley State University (1991–2003), Central Michigan University (2004–2006), the University of Cincinnati (2006–2009), and the University of Notre Dame (2010–2021). In 2002 and 2003, …
The Banana Killing was a massacre of United Fruit Company workers that took place between December 5 and 6, 1928 in Ciénaga, Colombia, near Santa Marta. On November 12, 1928, the workers went on strike, refusing to work until the corporation reached an agreement with them to provide them with respectable working conditions. After several …
Howard Eliot Wolpe was a seven-term United States Representative from Michigan and the Clinton Administration’s Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region, where he led the US delegation to the Arusha and Lusaka peace talks aimed at ending civil wars in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He rejoined the State …
Berlin is Germany’s capital and largest city in terms of both area and population. Berlin, one of Germany’s sixteen component states, is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and is next to Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg. Berlin’s urban area, with a population of roughly 4.5 million people, is Germany’s second most populated urban region …
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria, is a federal state in Germany’s south-east. With a surface size of 70,550.19 square kilometers (27,239.58 square miles), Bavaria is the biggest German state by land area, accounting for nearly one-fifth of Germany’s total land area. Munich (the state capital), Nuremberg, and Augsburg are the major cities in …