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Aberdare
(Encyclopedia) Aberdare Aberdare ăbərdârˈ [key], Welsh Aberdâr, town , Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales. Originally a processing center for iron and coal, Aberdare has become…Australian Alps
(Encyclopedia) Australian Alps, chain of mountain ranges, SE Australia, in the state of Victoria and New South Wales, making up the southern part of the Eastern Highlands and forming the watershed…Breconshire
(Encyclopedia) Breconshire or Brecknockshire, former county, S Wales. In 1974, Breconshire was divided between Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and Powys.Wollongong
(Encyclopedia) WollongongWollongongw&oobreve;lˈən-gŏng [key], city (2016 pop. 203,630), New South Wales, SE Australia. It is an important iron and steel center. There are other industries,…Speed, John
(Encyclopedia) Speed, John, 1552?–1629, English historian and cartographer. He abandoned his trade as a tailor to engage in mapmaking. Many of his maps of parts of England and Wales were published in…Meany, George
(Encyclopedia) Meany, George, 1894–1980, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO; 1955–79), b. New York City. A plumber…McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.măkˈənrōˌ [key], 1959–, American tennis player, b. Weisbaden, West Germany. He grew up in Douglaston, Queens, N.Y. After winning the…Camp David accords
(Encyclopedia) Camp David accords, popular name for the peace treaty forged in 1978 between Israel and Egypt at the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Md. The official agreement was signed on…Frederick Louis
(Encyclopedia) Frederick Louis, 1707–51, prince of Wales, eldest son of George II of England. By his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, he had several children, the eldest of whom became George…Ebbw Vale
(Encyclopedia) Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale ĕbˈ&oomacr; [key], Welsh Glyn Ebwy, town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. A…Trending
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