British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA) Flight 304/44 was the scheduled flight from Sydney, to Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, with scheduled stops at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco. On 29 October 1953 the flight …
Atlanta Medical Center is a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia operated by Tenet Healthcare. It has 460 beds and over 700 physicians, a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal unit, and supports air ambulance service via heliport.
Atka Island (Aleut: Atx̂ax̂) is the largest island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island is 50 miles (80 km) east of Adak Island. It is 65 miles (105 km) long and 2–20 miles (3–30 km) wide with a land area of 404.6 s…
Ashland (formerly, San Leandro South) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States.
Ashland City is a town in and the county seat of Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States.
The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge is a railroad-only, vertical-lift bridge connecting Elizabethport, New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, New York, United States. The bridge was built by the Baltimore and Ohi…
The Town of Antonito is a Statutory Town located in Conejos County, Colorado, United States.
Andrews County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,786. Its county seat is Andrews. Andrews is named for Richard Andrews, a soldier of the Texas Revolution.
Anderson Valley is a sparsely populated region in western Mendocino County in Northern California.
Anamosa is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,533 at the 2010 census.
The Anaconda Copper Mine was a large copper mine in Butte, Montana. It was bought in 1881 by Marcus Daly from Michael Hickey. Hickey was a prospector and Union Civil War veteran. He named his claim the Anaconda Mine after reading Horace Greeley's Ci…
Amite City (/eɪˈmiːt/ ay-MEET or /eɪˈmɪt/ ay-MIT; commonly just Amite) is a large-in-area town in and the parish seat of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,110 at the 2000 census.
The Amalgamated Sugar Company is an American sugar beet-refining company run on a cooperative basis. It was founded in 1897 in Logan, Utah, and is now located in Boise, Idaho.
Alva is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2000 census.
Alpena County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,598. The county seat is Alpena.
The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a 152,000-acre (620 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in eastern North Carolina along the Atlantic Coast.
Allen-Stevenson is a private boys school for kindergarten through 9th grade in New York City, New York.
Allen Parish (French: Paroisse d'Allen) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,764. The parish seat is Oberlin.
Allegany Reservation (Uhì·yaʼ in Tuscarora) is a Seneca reservation in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. In the 2000 census, 42 percent of the population within the Reservation boundaries were European Americans; they occupy properties un…
Aliso Niguel High School (ANHS), which is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, is located in the city of Aliso Viejo, California. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a California …
Alger County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,601. Its county seat is Munising.
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is controlled by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1936 and dedicated to improving the …
Alexandria is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. Along with Newport, it is one of the dual seats of the county.
Alcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L.
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an educational and cultural institution for all Alaskans, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The center opened in 1999. The Alaska Native Heritage Center shares the heritage of Alaska's 11 major cultural groups.
Aitkin (/ˈeɪkɨn/ AY-kin) is a city in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2010 census.
Aguanga is a census-designated place located within the Inland Empire, Riverside County, California. It is located 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Hemet. Aguanga lies at an elevation of 1955 feet (596 m).
Admiral Clarey Bridge, also known as the Ford Island Bridge, is a pontoon bridge, commonly called a floating concrete drawbridge, providing access to Ford Island, a United States Navy installation situated in the middle of Pearl Harbor. The bridge p…
Addison Airport (IATA: ADS, ICAO: KADS, FAA LID: ADS) is a public airport in Addison, in Dallas County, Texas.
Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.
500 Boylston Street is a 1.3 million square foot Post-Modern building located in the Back Bay section of Boston and part of the city's High Spine, completed in 1989. It sits next to the landmark Trinity Church, Boston. It dominates the western half …
3344 Peachtree is a 50 story high-rise building of 635 feet (193.5 m) height located in Atlanta's uptown business district of Buckhead on Peachtree Road, the northern extension of Peachtree Street. The building is a mixed-use tower that incorporates…
The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as the 2010 Miami Masters), was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis …
The San Diego F/A-18 crash was the crash of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet in a residential area of San Diego, California on December 8, 2008. The pilot, First Lieutenant Dan Neubauer (28) from VMFAT-101, was the only crewmember o…
The 2005 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 12, 2005 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. The race, contested over 70 laps, was the eighth round of the 2005 Formula One season, the 43rd running of the Cana…
The 2001 United States Grand Prix (formally the XXX SAP United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on September 30, 2001 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. The race, contested over 73 laps,…