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San Diego
San Diego , city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Economy San Diego is the second largest city in California and the seventh largest... Read more |
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Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona Diego Maradona (born 1961) is an icon in Argentina, much like Evita Peron. As a soccer player, he took his team to new heights and became a hero to sports fans—many of whom referred to him as "San Diego." He also took sports paychecks to new heights, claiming unheard of... Read more |
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La Mesa
La Mesa , city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. There is light manufacturing. Points of interest include the McKinney House, the Pacific... Read more |
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Coronado
Coronado , city (1990 pop. 26,540), San Diego co., S Calif., on a peninsula on the west side of San Diego Bay; inc. 1890. It is a well-known beach resort. The city is linked to San Diego by the Coronado Bay Bridge at the northern end of the Silver Strand Peninsula. Adjacent to the city are a large... Read more |
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Faith Ringgold
Ringgold, Faith 1930–PersonalBorn October 8, 1930, in New York, NY; daughter of Andrew Louis Jones, Sr. and Willi Jones; married Robert Earl Wallace (a jazz pianist), 1950 (divorced, 1956); married Burdette Ringgold, May 19, 1962; children: (first marriage) Barbara, Michele. Education: City College... Read more |
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Chula Vista
Chula Vista , city (1990 pop. 135,163), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1911. A port of entry, the city lies in an area of citrus fruit- and vegetable-growing, and it has grown considerably with the aerospace industry in neighboring San Diego (the population increased 61% between... Read more |
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Diego de San Pedro
Diego de San Pedro , fl. 1450, Spanish writer. He is best known for two sentimental novels that influenced the later development of the Spanish novel. They are Tratado de amores de Arnalte y Lucena [treatise on the loves of Arnalte and Lucena] (1491) and Cárcel de amor [prison of love]... Read more |
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Vista
Vista , uninc. city (1990 pop. 71,872), San Diego co., SW Calif., near the Pacific coast, in an agricultural and resort area; inc. 1963. Its manufactures include metal and plastic products, electronic equipment, consumer goods, and computer supplies. Vista has grown tremendously along with the San... Read more |
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Jedediah Strong Smith
Jedediah Strong Smith 1799-1831, American explorer, one of the greatest of the mountain men , b. near Binghamton, N.Y. Early in 1824, Smith took a party through South Pass , beginning the regular use of that route. He and a few men headed north and into present-day Montana and as far north as the... Read more |
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