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Kolyma
(Encyclopedia) KolymaKolymakŏlĭmäˈ, kōlēˈmə, Rus. kəlĭˈmə [key], river, c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) long, rising in several headstreams in the Kolyma and Cherskogo ranges, Russian Far East. It flows…López Bravo, Gregorio
(Encyclopedia) López Bravo, GregorioLópez Bravo, Gregoriogrāgōˈrēō lōˈpāth bräˈvō [key], 1923–85, Spanish politician. He entered government service in 1959, serving as director-general of foreign…Pinatubo, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Pinatubo, MountPinatubo, Mountpĭnˌət&oomacr;ˈbō [key], active volcano, 5,840 ft (1,780 m), central Luzon island, the Philippines, c.55 mi (90 km) NW of Manila. Dormant for 600…Okhotsk, Sea of
(Encyclopedia) Okhotsk, Sea ofOkhotsk, Sea ofōkŏtskˈ [key], Rus. Okhotskoye More, 590,000 sq mi (1,528,100 sq km), northwest arm of the Pacific Ocean, W of the Kamchatka peninsula and the Kuril…Ephraem, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Ephraem, SaintEphraem, Saintēˈfrāˌəm [key], a.d. 308?–373, Syrian theologian, Doctor of the Church. He taught at Nisibis and Edessa and composed biblical exegeses (now almost all lost…Bremer, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Bremer, Paul (Lewis Paul Bremer 3d)Bremer, Paulbrĕˈmər [key], 1941–, U.S. diplomat and government official, b. Hartford, Conn. A career diplomat in the Foreign Service from 1966 to…Bayeux
(Encyclopedia) Bayeux Bayeux bäy&oomacr;ˈ, Fr. bäyöˈ [key], town, Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, near the…Caracas
(Encyclopedia) Caracas Caracas kərăˈkəs, kəräˈ–, Span. käräˈkäs…Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., created its Honors awards in 1978 to recognize the lifetime achievements of selected American…Liddy, G. Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Liddy, G. Gordon (George Gordon Battle Liddy), 1930-2021, American political operative and conservative commentator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y…Trending
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