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(Encyclopedia) ZamaZamazāˈmə [key], ancient town near the northern coast of Africa, in present Tunisia. Although there was more than one town named Zama, tradition says that in 202 b.c. Scipio…Trasimeno
(Encyclopedia) TrasimenoTrasimenoträzēmāˈnō [key], Lat. Trasimenus, lake, c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Umbria, central Italy, W of Perugia. It is also called Lake of Perugia. The shallow circular lake…Hatch, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Hatch, William Henry, 1833–96, U.S. Congressman (1879–95), b. Scott co., Ky. He was admitted (1854) to the bar and moved to Hannibal, Mo. He became prominent in Democratic politics in…Selected Essays in Black History: Hot-Foot Hannibal
The Case of the Negro A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South Hot-Foot Hannibal by Charles W. Chesnutt "I hate and despise you! I wish never to see you or speak to you again!" "…Hannibal Lafayette GODWIN, Congress, NC (1873-1929)
GODWIN Hannibal Lafayette , a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Dunn, Harrett County, N.C., November 3, 1873; attended the common schools and Trinity College (now Duke…portcullis
(Encyclopedia) portcullisportcullispôrtkŭlˈĭs [key], grating or framework of strong bars of wood or iron, sharp-pointed at their lower ends, sliding vertically in the grooved jambs of a fortified…Grabbe, Christian Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Grabbe, Christian DietrichGrabbe, Christian Dietrichkrĭsˈtēän dēˈtrĭkh gräbˈə [key], 1801–36, German dramatist and journalist. Critical of “Shakespearomania,” Grabbe strove for a…Antiochus III
(Encyclopedia) Antiochus III (Antiochus the Great), d. 187 b.c., king of Syria (223–187 b.c.), son of Seleucus II and younger brother of Seleucus III, whom he succeeded. At his accession the Seleucid…Canosa di Puglia
(Encyclopedia) Canosa di Puglia Canosa di Puglia känôˈzä dē p&oomacr;ˈlyä [key],…Messi, Lionel Andrés
(Encyclopedia) Messi, Lionel AndrésMessi, Lionel Andréslyonālˈ ändrāsˈ māˈsē [key], 1987–, Argentinian-Spanish soccer player, b. Rosario, Argentina. He showed great talent early, and his family moved…Trending
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