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The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River ; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated.
Cairo (/ ˈ k ɛər oʊ / KAIR-oh, [4] sometimes / ˈ k eɪ r oʊ / KAY-roh) [5] is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees.
The German University in Cairo (abbreviated to GUC; Arabic: الجامعة الألمانية بالقاهرة El Gam‘a El Almāniya Bel Qāhira) is a private non-profit university in New Cairo, Egypt. GUC was founded in 2002 by the presidential decree 27/2002 and according to the Egyptian law number 101/1992.
The German University in Cairo (GUC) is the first German university to be established outside Germany and outside European borders. It was established on the basis of a presidential decree in 2002 issued by former President Hosni Mubarak, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, and a number of prominent figures in both Egyptian and German academia ...
Altgeld Hall, UIUC in Urbana, Illinois "Altgeld's castles" are buildings in the Gothic Revival style at five Illinois public universities, all built at the initiative or inspiration of Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld [1] During his term as governor (1893-1897), Altgeld expressed certain opinions on how buildings should be erected in the state of Illinois.
New York City, United States Halftone print: Steinway Hall on East 14th Street, between University Place and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The first halftone print of a photo used in a periodical in the United States. [s 2] Composite Portraits of Criminal Types: 1877 Francis Galton: London, England, United Kingdom Unknown [s 2] The Horse in Motion ...
Two term mayor of Cairo; died in Cairo Richard W. Townshend: Apr 30, 1840: Mar 9, 1889: US congressman for Illinois's 19th congressional district (1877–1889) Lived in Cairo Donne Trotter: Jan 30, 1950: Illinois state senator for Illinois 17th district (1993–2018) Born in Cairo
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