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(Encyclopedia) Chongqing Chongqing ch&oobreve;ngˈchēngˈ [key] or Chungking Chongqing…Yangon
(Encyclopedia) YangonYangonyăn-gŏnˈ [key], formerly RangoonYangonrăng-g&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1983 pop. 2,458,712), former capital of Myanmar and capital of Yangon region, S central Myanmar, on…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Meg O' The Mill-Another Version
by Robert Burns Meg O' The MillThe Soldier's ReturnMeg O' The Mill-Another Version O ken ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten, An' ken ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten? A…1992 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists
Event Time 50m Free Yang Wenyi, CHN 24.79 WR Yong Zhuang, CHN 25.08 Angel Martino, USA 25.23 100m Free Zhuang Yong, CHN 54.64 OR…Richelieu
(Encyclopedia) RichelieuRichelieurĭshˈəl&oomacr; [key], river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, issuing from the north end of Lake Champlain, near the N.Y.–Que. border, and flowing N across S Que. to the…Stinnes, Hugo
(Encyclopedia) Stinnes, HugoStinnes, Hugoh&oomacr;ˈgō shtĭnˈəs [key], 1870–1924, German industrialist. The son of a Westphalian mine owner, he founded his own company in 1892 and rapidly expanded…Qaraghandy
(Encyclopedia) Qaraghandy or KaragandaKaragandaboth: kärˌəgänˈdə [key], city (1993 est. pop. 596,000), in central Kazakhstan, on the Trans-Kazakhstan RR. It consists of about 50 coal-mining…Arkansas City
(Encyclopedia) Arkansas City Arkansas City ärkănˈzəs [key], city, Cowley co., S Kans., at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers, near the Okla. border; inc. 1872…Elkin, Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Elkin, Stanley, 1930–95, American writer, b. New York City. An offbeat fiction writer, Elkin had a gift for black comedy, fantastic imagery, bizarre situations, and a kind of lyrical…Great Leap Forward
(Encyclopedia) Great Leap Forward, 1957–60, Chinese economic plan aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy. Initiated by Mao Zedong, the plan emphasized decentralized, labor-intensive…Trending
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