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Dole, Elizabeth Hanford
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Elizabeth Hanford, 1936–, American public official, b. Salisbury, N.C., B.A., Duke, 1958, J.D., Harvard, 1965; wife of Bob Dole. A Republican, she held several government…Arish, Al
(Encyclopedia) Arish, AlArish, Aläl ärēshˈ [key], town (1986 pop. 67,337), NE Egypt, in the Sinai peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fishing port and a military and administrative center;…Jovian
(Encyclopedia) Jovian (Flavius Claudius Jovianus)Jovianjōˈvēən [key], c.331–364, Roman emperor (363–64). The commander of the imperial guard under Julian the Apostate in his Persian campaign, Jovian…Liman von Sanders, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Liman von Sanders, OttoLiman von Sanders, Ottoôˈtō lēˈmän fən zänˈdərs [key], 1855–1929, German general. In 1913 he was made head of the German military mission to Constantinople to…Fages, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Fages, PedroFages, Pedropāˈᵺrō fäˈhās [key], fl. 1767–96, Spanish governor of Alta California (1782–91). In Mexico in 1767, he was ordered to accompany the expedition of Gaspar de…Montes, Ismael
(Encyclopedia) Montes, IsmaelMontes, Ismaelēsmäēlˈ mōnˈtās [key], 1861–1933, Bolivian statesman, president of Bolivia (1904–9, 1913–17). He interrupted the study of law in 1879 to fight against Chile…Aga Muhammad Khan
(Encyclopedia) Aga Muhammad Khan or Agha Muhammad KhanAgha Muhammad Khanboth: äˈgäm&oomacr;hämˈmäd khän [key], 1742–97, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty. He was emasculated by family…Terry, Alfred Howe
(Encyclopedia) Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827–90, American general, b. Hartford, Conn. A lawyer, he led a regiment of Connecticut volunteers at the first battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. Made a…Cairo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cairo Cairo kāˈrō, kâˈrō [key], city (2020 pop. 1,878), seat of Alexander co., extreme S Ill., on a…Carinus
(Encyclopedia) Carinus (Marcus Aurelius Carinus)Carinuskərīˈnəs [key], d. 285, Roman emperor (283–85). He was the son of Carus, who left Carinus as ruler in the West when he went to the East on a…Trending
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