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(Encyclopedia) torpedo, in naval warfare, a self-propelled submarine projectile loaded with explosives, used for the destruction of enemy ships. Although there were attempts at subsurface warfare in…August 2016: After More Than 50 Years, Peace Agreement in Columbia
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of August 2016. 1.…African American Education: Top 50 Colleges, Education Milestones, Black Colleges
African American Education: Top 50 Colleges, Education Milestones, Black Colleges Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the best colleges for African…Martinelli, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Martinelli, GiovanniMartinelli, Giovannijōvänˈnē märtēnĕlˈlē [key], 1885–1969, Italian-American operatic tenor. He made his debut in Milan in 1910 and sang (1913–46) at the…Cypress, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cypress Cypress sīˈprəs [key], city (2020 pop. 50,151), Orange co., S Calif. near Long Beach; inc…Downers Grove
(Encyclopedia) Downers Grove, village (2020 pop. 50,247), Du Page co., NE Ill.; settled 1832, inc. 1873. Downers Grove has undergone population growth…Mweru, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Mweru, LakeMweru, Lakemwāˈr&oomacr; [key], c.70 mi (110 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) wide, alt. c.3,000 ft (910 m), central Africa, on the Congo-Zambia border. It is drained to the…Nipissing, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Nipissing, LakeNipissing, Lakenĭpˈĭsĭng [key], c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), S Ont., Canada, between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. It extends west from the city of North Bay and is…Black Tom
(Encyclopedia) Black Tom, part of Jersey City, N.J., also called Black Tom Island. In July, 1916, German saboteurs demolished U.S. munitions stores there; in Jan., 1917, they destroyed the Kingsland…Porkkala
(Encyclopedia) PorkkalaPorkkalapôrkˈkälä [key], small, strategic peninsula, Southern Finland prov., in the Gulf of Finland, near Helsinki. Under the Soviet-Finnish armistice of 1944, Finland leased…Trending
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