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Honolulu, Hawaii

Mayor: Kirk Caldwell (to Jan. 2017)2010 census population (rank):1 337,256 (53); Male: 192,781 (49.3%); Female: 197,957 (50.7%); White: 76,145 (19.5%); Black: 5,718 (1.6%); American Indian…

Frazer, Sir James George

(Encyclopedia) Frazer, Sir James George, 1854–1941, Scottish classicist and anthropologist, b. Glasgow, educated at the universities of Glasgow and Cambridge. He is known especially for his…

Arioch

(Encyclopedia) AriochAriochāˈrēŏk [key], in the Bible. 1 See Chedorlaomer. 2 Captain under Nebuchadnezzar.

Gisborne

(Encyclopedia) Gisborne Gisborne gĭzˈbôrn [key], city, East Coast North Island, New Zealand, on Poverty Bay. It is a…

Whipple, William

(Encyclopedia) Whipple, William, 1730–85, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Kittery, Maine. Whipple, who had been a sea captain, was a…

Galaxy Quest

Director:Dean ParisotWriters:David Howard and Robert GordonDreamWorks; PG; 102 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman The grumbling cast of a defunct sci-fi TV…

Bransfield, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Bransfield, Edward, 1795–1852, English sea captain and antarctic explorer. In 1820, Bransfield sailed from Chile to the South Shetland Islands off the N Antarctic Peninsula. After…

Maradona, Diego Armando

(Encyclopedia) Maradona, Diego Armando, 1960–2020, Argentinian soccer star. A strong forward with spectacular abilities, superb dribbling skills, and great personal flair, he began his career as a…

classic revival

(Encyclopedia) classic revival, widely diffused phase of taste (known as neoclassic) which influenced architecture and the arts in Europe and the United States during the last years of the 18th and…