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Amherst, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Amherst. 1 Town (2020 pop. 39,263), Hampshire co., central Mass., in a fertile farm area; inc. 1759. Named for Lord Jeffery Amherst, it is a college town. Emily…Waldemar I
(Encyclopedia) Waldemar I (Waldemar the Great)Waldemar Iwälˈdəmär [key], 1131–82, king of Denmark (1157–82). In 1147, Waldemar, Sweyn III, and Canute (son of Magnus the Strong and grandson of King…Delius, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Delius, FrederickDelius, Frederickdēlˈyəs [key], 1862–1934, English composer, of German parentage. Influenced by Grieg, Delius combined romanticism and impressionism in his music,…Waters, Muddy
(Encyclopedia) Waters, Muddy, 1915–83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country…Johnson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Robert, 1911–38, African-American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, b. Hazelhurst, Miss. A sharecropper's son, he grew up absorbing the music of Delta bluesmen,…Utzon, Jørn
(Encyclopedia) Utzon, Jørn, 1918–2008, Danish architect, grad. Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen (1942). He worked for Eric Gunnar Asplund in Sweden and Alvar Aalto in Finland before opening (…Carlsson, Arvid
(Encyclopedia) Carlsson, Arvid, 1923–2018, Swedish pharmacologist, grad. Univ. of Lund, Sweden, (M.D., Ph.D., 1951). Carlsson was a professor at the Univ. of Lund (1951–59) and at the Univ. of…May 2016: Strikes against ISIS in Falluja
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of May 2016. 1. ISIS Strikes in Baghdad 2. Russian Government:…May 2016: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Attacks
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of May 2016. 1. ISIS…May 2016: Obama Lifts Decades-Long Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam
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