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(Encyclopedia) LisbonLisbonlĭzˈbən [key], Port. Lisboa, ancient Olisipo, city (1991 pop. 677,790), W Portugal, capital of Portugal and of Lisboa dist., on the Tagus River where it broadens to enter…Words of Two Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Ambary, DAAnd (French, Latin), ETArticle (Arabic), AL(French), LA, LE, UN(Spanish), EL, LA, UNAt the (French), AU(Spanish), ALBehold, LOBird: Hawaiian,…Brazilian literature
(Encyclopedia) Brazilian literature, the writings of both the European explorers of Brazil and its later inhabitants. In 1902 Euclides da Cunha wrote his masterly description of an uprising in the…Dan Brown, 2006 News
author of The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 40 million copies, making it one of the best-selling novels of all time, was accused of stealing the theme of his book from an earlier…Leaders of South America
Argentina Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835) Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19) Bernardino Rivadavia,…1998 Liberatadores Cup
1998 Liberatadores Cup Semifinals Final Contested by the league champions of South America's football union. Two-leg Semifinals and two-leg Final; home teams listed first. Winner…Devaughn Darling 2001 Deaths
Devaughn DarlingAge: 18 Florida State freshman linebacker; registered 11 tackles in seven games on special teams in 2000; died after collapsing after an offseason workout. The cause of his…1998 Toyota Cup
Also known as the Intercontinental Cup; a year-end match for the World Club Championship between the European Cup and Copa Libertadores winners. Played Dec. 1, 1998, before 51,000 at Tokyo's…French Possessions
Bassas da India (0.1 sq mi, 0.2 sq km), a French possession since 1897, is an uninhabited volcanic atoll off the southeastern coast of Africa in the Mozambique channel. Map of Bassas da India…Inventor of Ball Bearings
The Question: My son and a friend are working on a an 8th grade history project. Could you tell us who invented or patented bearings? He loves skateboarding…Trending
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