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(Encyclopedia) Chang'an: Xi'an.Gilbreth, Frank Bunker
(Encyclopedia) Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, 1868–1924, b. Fairfield, Me., and his wife, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, 1878–1972, b. Oakland, Calif., pioneering American industrial engineers. He was a largely…Ridgway, Matthew Bunker
(Encyclopedia) Ridgway, Matthew Bunker, 1895–1993, U.S. general, b. Fort Monroe, Va. A West Point graduate, in World War II he was made (1942) assistant division commander and then commander of the…Barnum, P. T.
(Encyclopedia) Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor Barnum)Barnum, P. T.fĭnˈēəs, bärˈnəm [key], 1810–91, American showman, b. Bethel, Conn. As a youth Barnum worked at diverse sales jobs and managed a…Nian Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Nian Rebellion or Nien RebellionNien Rebellionboth: nēˈĕn [key], uprising that occurred against the Ch'ing dynasty of China. Bands [Chinese,=nien] of antigovernment rebels in the south…Chang-chia-k'ou
(Encyclopedia) Chang-chia-k'ou: see Zhangjiakou, China.Zhang Xueliang
(Encyclopedia) Zhang Xueliang: see Chang Hsüeh-liang.Yangtze
(Encyclopedia) Yangtze or Yangzi: see Chang.Prescott, William
(Encyclopedia) Prescott, William, 1726–95, American Revolutionary officer, b. Groton, Mass. He saw service in the French and Indian Wars. In the American Revolution, he fortified (1775) Breed's Hill…Nanjing
(Encyclopedia) NanjingNanjingnänˈjĭngˈ [key] or NankingNankingnănˈkĭngˈ [key] [southern capital], city (1994 est. pop. 2,224,200), capital of Jiangsu prov., E central China, in a bend of the Chang (…Trending
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