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García Godoy, Héctor
(Encyclopedia) García Godoy, HéctorGarcía Godoy, Héctorĕkˈtōr gärsēˈä gōˈᵺoi [key], 1921–70, president of the Dominican Republic (1965–66). A lawyer and diplomat, he served as foreign minister under…Falaise
(Encyclopedia) FalaiseFalaisefälĕzˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 8,387), Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy. Once an important textile center, the town is now an agricultural marketplace and…Çanakkale
(Encyclopedia) Çanakkale Çanakkale chänäkˈkälĕ [key] or Chanakkale Chanakkale…Céloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph de
(Encyclopedia) Céloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph deCéloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph depyĕr zhôzĕfˈ də sālərôNˈ də blăNvēlˈ [key], 1693–1759, French Canadian soldier, b. Montreal. He was…Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego de
(Encyclopedia) Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego deVargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego dedyāˈgō dā värˈgäs thäpäˈtä ē l&oomacr;hänˈ pōnˈ thā dā lāōnˈ [key], c.1643–1704, Spanish…Rove, Karl Christian
(Encyclopedia) Rove, Karl Christian, 1950–, U.S. political consultant and government official, b. Denver, Colo. Politically active in high school, he joined College Republicans while at the Univ. of…Liddy, G. Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Liddy, G. Gordon (George Gordon Battle Liddy), 1930-2021, American political operative and conservative commentator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y…Hood, John Bell
(Encyclopedia) Hood, John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Owingsville, Ky. He resigned from the army (Apr., 1861) and entered the Confederate service 1862. He fought…Machado, Gerardo
(Encyclopedia) Machado, GerardoMachado, Gerardogārärˈᵺō [key]Machado, Gerardo mächäˈᵺō [key], 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1925–33). A businessman turned presidential candidate in 1924, he channeled…DeLay, Tom
(Encyclopedia) DeLay, Tom (Thomas Dale DeLay), 1947–, American politician, b. Laredo, Tex., grad. Univ. of Houston (B.S., 1970). A conservative Republican businessman, he entered politics (1979) as a…Trending
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