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Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of, 1563–1612, English statesman; son of William Cecil, Baron Burghley. He entered Parliament and came gradually to rank second only to his father as…Manchurian Incident
(Encyclopedia) Manchurian Incident or Mukden Incident, 1931, confrontation that gave Japan the impetus to set up a puppet government in Manchuria. After the Russo-Japanese War (1904–5), Japan…paddlefish
(Encyclopedia) paddlefish, large freshwater fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi valley, also called spoonbill or duckbill and named for its flattened, paddle-shaped snout. The largest…Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'ConnoractorBorn: 8/2/1924Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award-winning television and stage actor best known for his portrayal of the bigot Archie Bunker on All in the Family (1971–79), one…Carroll O'Connor Biography
Carroll O'ConnoractorBorn: 8/2/1924Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award-winning television and stage actor best known for his portrayal of the bigot Archie Bunker on All in the Family (1971–79), one…porpoise
(Encyclopedia) porpoise, small whale of the family Phocaenidae, allied to the dolphin. Porpoises, like other whales, are mammals; they are warm-blooded, breathe air, and give birth to live young,…Curious Collections
America's weird museums by Laura Hayes Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Medical Marvels Mutter Museum…Curious Collections
America's weird museums by Laura Hayes Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Medical Marvels Mutter Museum…Tso Tsung-t'ang
(Encyclopedia) Tso Tsung-t'angTso Tsung-t'angdzô dz&oomacr;ng-täng [key], 1812–85, Chinese general and statesman of the Ch'ing dynasty. He directed (1852–59) resistance to the Taiping Rebellion…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Introduction - Bibliography
Introduction Apologies for War Footnotes Bibliography The following are the oldest Chinese treatises on war, after Sun Tzu. The notes on each have been drawn principally from the…Trending
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