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Victoria, empress of Germany

(Encyclopedia) Victoria (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa), 1840–1901, empress of Germany, daughter of Victoria of England. In 1858 she married the German crown prince (later Emperor Frederick III).…

Carlsbad Decrees

(Encyclopedia) Carlsbad Decrees, 1819, resolutions adopted by the ministers of German states at a conference at Carlsbad that was convened and dominated by Prince Metternich following the murder of…

Aggrey, James Emman Kwegyir

(Encyclopedia) Aggrey, James Emman KwegyirAggrey, James Emman Kwegyirĕmˈən kwĕgˈyĭr ăgˈrē [key], 1875–1927, African educator and missionary, b. Anamabu, Gold Coast (now Ghana). Educated at…

Boufflers, Louis François, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Boufflers, Louis François, duc deBoufflers, Louis François, duc delwē fräNswäˈ dük də b&oomacr;flĕrˈ [key], 1644–1711, marshal and peer of France. He served under the French…

Bowles, William Lisle

(Encyclopedia) Bowles, William Lisle, 1762–1850, English poet, cleric, and literary critic. In 1804 he became vicar of Bremhill, Wiltshire, in 1818 chaplain to the prince regent, and in 1828 canon…

Liechtenstein

(Encyclopedia) LiechtensteinLiechtensteinlĭkhˈtənshtīnˌ [key], officially Principality of Liechtenstein, principality (2015 est. pop. 37,000), 62 sq mi (160 sq km), W central Europe. It is situated…

Rákóczy

(Encyclopedia) RákóczyRákóczyräˈkôtsĭ [key], noble Hungarian family that played an important role in the history of Transylvania and Hungary in the 17th and 18th cent. Sigismund Rákóczy, 1544–1608,…

2000 Alpine Skiing U.S. Championships

at Jackson Hole, Wyoming (March 21-29) Men Downhill 1 Chris Puckett 1:07.80 2 Darin McBeath 1:08.12 3 Kevin Wert 1:08.45 Slalom 1 Erik Schlopy 1:30.76 2…

Other Worldwide Champions

2000 Major UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Road Results. Note that in some instances, the date shown below is the final day of that particular race.MenRaceWinnerJan. 23: Tour Down Under…

2001 Union Cycliste Internationale Championship

2001 Major UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Road results through Sept. 20. Note that in some instances, the date shown below is the final day of that particular race. Men Race Winner Jan…