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Ol' Man River
"Ol' Man River" (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat that tells the story of African American hardship and struggles of the time. The song was first performed live by Jules Bledsoe in December 1927, and the most famous version of this song, ..
Olímpia
> Statistics State: São Paulo Metropolitan Regions: São José do Rio Preto Founded: 1917 Location: 20.735/20°4414" S, 49.914/49°54'53" W Area: 805.79 km² Population: 47,607 (2004) Population density: 59.08/km² Postal code: 15400-xxx Area/distance code: ..
Olm
The Proteus or Olm (Proteus anguinus) is an endemic amphibian animal, found in karst areas of the Dinaric Alps. The animal is white or slightly pink and has small extremities with two toes on the hind leg and three toes on the foreleg. Due to its fair complexion, it is locally referred to as "hum..
Olmaliq
Olmaliq (also known as Almalyk), is a city (2004 pop est 138,000) in the Toshkent Province of central Uzbekistan, approximately 65 km east of Tashkent. It is located at latitude 40° 50' 41N; longitude 69° 35' 54E; at an altitude of 585 meters. Olmaliq is a company town developed by the dominated..
Olman
The Olman are a fictional race of humans in the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting. They inhabit the southern fringes of the Flanaess and are primarily a tribal people, though in the past they commanded a great empire. The Olman are roughly modeled on the Aztec. Contents 1&nbs..
Olmec
Monument 1, One of the eight Olmec colossal heads at La Venta. This one is nearly 3 metres tall The Olmec were an ancient Pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, roughly in what are the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec..
Olmeca
For the ancient people, see Olmec. Olmeca is a genus of bamboo known from southern Mexico and comprising 2 species. Both have large fleshy fruits - a characteristics unique among New World bamboos, and rhizomes with long necks, very open clumps. ..
Olmec figurine
This article on the Olmec figurine describes a number of archetypical figurines produced by the Formative Period inhabitants of Mesoamerica. While many of these figurines may or may not have been produced directly by the Olmec people, they bear the hallmarks and motifs of Olmec culture. These fi..
Olmec mythology
The mythology of the Olmec people significantly influenced the social development and mythological world view of Mesoamerica. As there is no surviving direct account of Olmec religious belief, much remains unknown on the subject. None the less, some observations can be made, mostly based on survivin..
Olmedo
Olmedo may refer to: The Battle of Olmedo, in 1467Olmedo, Italy, a town near Sassari in SardiniaOlmedo, Spain, a town near ValladolidAlberto Olmedo, the Argentine comedian This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred y..
Olmedo Sáenz
Olmedo Sánchez Sáenz is a baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and plays first base. Sáenz was born in Chitre Herrera, Panama in 1970. Sáenz was called up on May 28 1994 with the Chicago White Sox organization. Sáenz would have a hiatus from MLB until 1999 with the Oakland Athletics ..
Olmen
Olmen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality is part of the town of Balen. ..
Olmesartan
Olmesartan (Benicar®) belongs to the class of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists to treat high blood pressure. It is marketed by Sankyo Pharma, Inc. Olmesartan works by blocking the action of angiotension II. As a result of this blockage, olmesartan restricts vasoconstriction ..
Olmito, Texas
Olmito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Olmito is located at [26°1′11″N, 97°32′5″W] (26.019655,..
Olmitz, Kansas
Olmitz is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. The population was 138 at the 2000 census. Geography Olmitz is located at [38°30′59″N, 98°56′15″W] (38.516460, -98.937386)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h..
Olmo
For the town in France, see Olmo, Haute-Corse. As with many Italian bicycle racers, after his retirement Giuseppe Olmo began building bicycles in the 1930s. Many of the conventional bikes now marketed by the Olmo company are "built to Olmo specifications" rather than manufactured in house, but the ..
Olmos-Marañon Route
The Olmos-Marañon highway, also called Transcontinental road, tries to join the marine zone of the Pacific coast with a navigable point of the Marañon river – the Sarameriza. This place is located further down the pongo de Manseriche. From this place, it is possible to carry out the navigatio..
Olmos Park, Texas
Olmos Park is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,343 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Olmos Park is located at [29°28′30″N, 98°29′17″W] (29.474981, -98.488016)[..
Olmstead
Olmstead may refer to: Frank Olmstead, chair of the War Resisters League in the 1940s.Kevin Olmstead, a chemical engineer from Ann Arbor, Michigan who won $2.18 million on the television gameshow Who Wants to be a Millionare.C. Michelle Olmstead, an American astronomer.Lake Olmstead Stadium, a stad..
Olmstead v. United States
Olmstead v. United States, [277 U.S. 438] (1928), is a 1928 United States Supreme Court case in which the Court examined the question of whether use of wiretapped private telephone conversations, obtained by federal agents without judicial approval, as evidence constituted a violation of t..
Olmsted
Olmsted can refer to Olmsted County, MinnesotaFrederick Law Olmsted, an American landscape architecthis sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., also landscape architects, and their company Olmsted BrothersDenison Olmsted, American astronomerOlmsted Township, North Olmsted and Olms..
Olmsted, Illinois
Olmsted is a village in Pulaski County, Illinois, along the Ohio River. The population was 299 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 See also4 External links Geography Olmsted is located at [37°10′51″N, 89°5′11″W] (37.180733, -89.086431)&..
Olmsted Air Force Base
Olmsted Air Force Base (1918-1969) grew to 11,400 civilian employees in 1969, when it was decommissioned and turned over the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Olmsted Air Force Base then became Harrisburg International Airport. History The first airplanes landed in 1918 at Olmsted Air Force Base, wh..
Olmsted Amendment
The Olmsted Amendment was a modification to the Foraker Act of 1900, and became law on July 16, 1909. The law was designed to modify several perceived weaknesses in Puerto Rico's government at the request of President William Howard Taft and Governor Regis Henri Post. It was the Foraker Act that es..
Olmsted Brothers
The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape design firm in the United States, formed in 1898 by step-brothers John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920) and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (1870-1957), who had inherited the nation's first landscaping practice from their father, Frederick Law Olmsted...
Olmsted County, Minnesota
Olmsted County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 124,277. Its county seat is Rochester6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 ..
Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Olmsted Falls is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,962 at the 2000 census. Geography Olmsted Falls is located at [41°22′3″N, 81°54′17″W] (41.367626, -81.904818)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bur..
Olmsted Island
Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in Maryland near Great Falls named after Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.. Olmsted Island is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is very rocky and has steep cliffs fa..
Olmsted Park
Olmsted Park (originally Leverett Park) was renamed for its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, after his death in 1903. It is a linear park in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, and a part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of connected parks and parkways. Olmsted Park can be roughly divided into tw..
Olmsted Point
General Information Olmsted Point, located in Yosemite National Park, is a viewing area like Glacier Point that offers an amazing view looking South-West into Yosemite. One is able to see the back side of Half Dome (where people climb the cables) and Tenaya Canyon. To the east you get an elevated v..
Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Olmsted Township is a township located in southwest Cuyahoga County, Ohio. As of the 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 10,575. Geography Olmsted Township is located in the far west corner of Cuyahoga County, bounded by North Olmsted to the north and Olmsted Falls, Berea, Brook P..
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