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  2. 124th Illinois Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 124th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as the Excelsior Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [ 1 ] Background

  3. Bibliography of encyclopedias - Wikipedia

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    The American Family Encyclopedia: A Concise and Comprehensive Reference Work. Books, Inc. 1963. [49] The American Peoples Encyclopedia: A Modern Reference Work. Excelsior Trading Corp. 1948–76. [50] The American Spectrum Encyclopedia: The New Illustrated Home Reference Guide. American Booksellers Assn. and Spectrum Database Publishing B.V ...

  4. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  5. Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company - Wikipedia

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    The mainstay of Excelsior production through the 1910s and into the 1920s was the 61 cu in (1,000 cc) Model BigX. This had an inlet-over-exhaust v-twin engine, first with belt drive then with 2 speed and then 3 speed gearbox. Colors were grey with red panels in the early teens, the 'Military Model' of the late teens was in khaki (a green-brown ...

  6. Excelsior - Wikipedia

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    Excelsior Amusement Park, located on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota Excelsior Brigade , a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War Excelsior Diamond , a famous diamond, once the largest known

  7. ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans ...

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    Illinois lawmakers in 1994 stopped the practice in public schools. Among states that have completely outlawed it, New Jersey took the unusual step of barring corporal punishment in all schools in ...

  8. Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois' population slightly declined in 2020 from the 2010 United States census by just over 18,000 residents and the overall population was quite higher than recent census estimates. [84] Illinois 2020 Population Density Map. Illinois is the most populous state in the Midwest region.

  9. A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum ...

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    The flag's acquisition through an online auction for more than $15,000 precipitated an investigation by Illinois' Office of the Executive Inspector General about money used for the purchase. The ...