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Red River Settlement
(Encyclopedia) Red River Settlement, agricultural colony in present Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It was the undertaking of Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of Selkirk. Wishing to relieve the…Rolfe, John
(Encyclopedia) Rolfe, JohnRolfe, Johnrŏlf [key], 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia. He reached the colony in May, 1610, and introduced (1612) the regular cultivation of tobacco, which became…Volterra, Daniele da
(Encyclopedia) Volterra, Daniele daVolterra, Daniele dadänyāˈlā dä vōltĕrˈrä [key], 1509–66, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor. His family name was Ricciarelli, but he was known by the name of…Artaxerxes III
(Encyclopedia) Artaxerxes III, d. 338 b.c., king of ancient Persia (358–338 b.c.), son and successor of Artaxerxes II. He was originally named Ochus and is sometimes called Artaxerxes Ochus. He…Gwangju
(Encyclopedia) Gwangju or Kwangju Gwangju gwängˈj&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, metropolitan city located in but…Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah
(Encyclopedia) Abu al-Abbas as-SaffahAbu al-Abbas as-Saffahäˈb&oomacr; äl-äbäsˈ äs-säfäˈ [key], d. 754, 1st Abbasid caliph (749–54). Raised to the caliphate by the armed might of Abu Muslim, he…Mothers Mobilize
The "Million Mom March" on Mothers' Day, May 14th 2000 by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on May 9, 2000. President Clinton, beside Million Mom March founder Donna Dees Thomases (left),…Khosrow I
(Encyclopedia) Khosrow I (Khosrow Anüshirvan)Khosrow Ikhŏsrōˈ; ăn&oomacr;shĭrvänˈ [key], d. 579, king of Persia (531–79), greatest of the Sassanid, or Sassanian, monarchs. He is also known as…Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 1st duke ofArgyll, Archibald Campbell, 1st duke ofärgīlˈ [key], d. 1703, Scottish nobleman; eldest son of the 9th earl of Argyll. Having unsuccessfully…Havelock, Sir Henry
(Encyclopedia) Havelock, Sir HenryHavelock, Sir Henryhăvˈlŏk [key], 1795–1857, British general. Entering the army in 1815, he was sent (1823) to India, where he served in the first Burma War (1824–26…Trending
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