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Tintagel

(Encyclopedia) TintagelTintageltĭntāˈjəl [key], small town, Cornwall, SW England. It is S of Tintagel Head, a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow, rocky neck of land. The ruined Tintagel…

West Chester

(Encyclopedia) West Chester, borough (1990 pop. 18,041), seat of Chester co., SE Pa., W of Philadelphia; inc. 1799. Primarily residential, West Chester was long the trade and processing center for an…

Windthorst, Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Windthorst, LudwigWindthorst, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh vĭntˈhôrst [key], 1812–91, German political leader. As a founder and head of the Catholic Center party, he became the Reichstag…

Titchener, Edward Bradford

(Encyclopedia) Titchener, Edward BradfordTitchener, Edward Bradfordtĭchˈənər [key], 1867–1927, American psychologist, b. Chichester, England, grad. Oxford, 1890. He studied in Leipzig (Ph.D. 1892)…

Waikiki

(Encyclopedia) WaikikiWaikikiwīkēkēˈ [key], famous beach and resort center SE of Honolulu on SE Oahu island, Hawaii. Tourism is the economic mainstay; Waikiki is known the world over for its beach…

1963 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearThe Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand (Columbia)Song of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry…

Sihanouk, Norodom

(Encyclopedia) Sihanouk, NorodomSihanouk, Norodomnōrōdŭmˈ sĭhənŭkˈ [key], 1922–2012, king of Cambodia (1941–55, 1993–2004), b. Phnom Penh. Sihanouk was educated in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) and…

Plenković, Andrej

(Encyclopedia) Plenković, Andrej, 1970–, Croatian political leader. He studied law then joined (1994) the Croatian ministry of foreign affairs in the department for European integration, heading the…

Stockport

(Encyclopedia) Stockport, metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 276,800), W central England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the slopes of a narrow valley at the head of the Mersey River.…

Sydney, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (1991 pop. 26,063), Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the northeast coast at the head of the South Arm of Sydney Harbour. It is the port and the commercial, trade, and…