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Put OutsDelgado, Tor1519Konerko, Chi1276Mientkiewicz, Min1263Ja. Giambi, Oak1224Olerud, Sea1211Thome, Cle1177Martinez, NY1144Posada, NY1003Diaz, Cle959Sweeney, KC945AssistsGonzalez,…

Kwanzaa

Honoring African heritage and cultural values Related Links The Principles of Kwanzaa The Seven Symbols Kwanzaa Word Search Encyclopedia: Kwanzaa Winter Holidays African American History Timeline…

Merodach-baladan

(Encyclopedia) Merodach-baladanMerodach-baladanmĕrˈōdăk-bălˈədăn [key], fl. 722–702 b.c., Chaldaean prince, who usurped (721) the Babylonian throne. Sargon of Assyria put down the allies of Merodach-…

Medici, Cosimo III de'

(Encyclopedia) Medici, Cosimo III de', 1642–1723, grand duke of Tuscany (1670–1723); son and successor of Ferdinand II de' Medici. During his long reign the government of Tuscany degenerated into…

Nikšić

(Encyclopedia) NikšićNikšićnēkˈshĭch [key], city (2011 pop. 72,443), central Montenegro. It is the commercial center of an agricultural region. It is also an important industrial city with a steel…

Léros

(Encyclopedia) LérosLéroslĕˈrôs, lēˈrŏs [key], island (1991 pop. 8,059), c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Dodecanese. The port of Lakkíon, or Lakkí, was the naval base…

Licinius, Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Licinius, 250–325, Roman emperor. He became coemperor with Galerius, being given the rule of Illyricum (308); after the death of Galerius he added Greece and Thrace to his territories…

David, Saint

(Encyclopedia) David, Saint, d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12…

Hywel Dda

(Encyclopedia) Hywel DdaHywel Ddahŭˈwəl ᵺä [key], or Howel the Good, d. 950?, king of Wales. He brought much of Wales under a single rule and is credited with the codification of Welsh laws. The…