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(Encyclopedia) Göteborg Göteborg yötəbôrˈyə [key] or Gothenburg Göteborg…Hemichordata
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Dorsal view of an acorn worm, Saccoglossus, representative of the phylum Hemichordata HemichordataHemichordatahĕmĭkôrˌdāˈtə [key], small phylum of marine invertebrates closely…hyrax
(Encyclopedia) hyraxhyraxhīˈrăks [key], name for rabbit-sized mammals of Africa and SW Asia comprising the family Procavidae. Although rodentlike in appearance, hyraxes are hoofed mammals, or…Ludlow massacre
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow massacre, strike-related killings at Ludlow, Colo., on Apr. 20, 1914. Attempting to improve wages and working conditions and to stop numerous abuses, coal miners had been on…Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of, 1770–1828, English statesman. He was elected to Parliament as a Tory in 1790 and succeeded his father to the peerage in 1808. He served…Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl ofDerby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl ofdärˈbē [key], 1799–1869, British statesman. Although a Whig, he…Khalkís
(Encyclopedia) KhalkísKhalkískhälkēsˈ [key] or ChalcisChalciskălˈsĭs [key], city (1991 pop. 51,646), capital of Évvoia (Euboea) prefecture, E Greece, on the island of Évvoia. Connected to the…Fiske, John
(Encyclopedia) Fiske, John, 1842–1901, American philosopher and historian, b. Hartford, Conn. Born Edmund Fisk Green, he changed his name in 1855 to John Fisk, adding the final e in 1860. He opened a…Young Women's Christian Association
(Encyclopedia) Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), organization whose stated mission is “to empower women and girls and to eliminate racism.” The movement is nondenominational. It grew out of…Boston Tea Party
(Encyclopedia) Boston Tea Party, 1773. In the contest between British Parliament and the American colonists before the Revolution, Parliament, when repealing the Townshend Acts, had retained the tea…Trending
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