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Australia Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 7/19/2022 Governor Gen. David Hurley Prime Min. Anthony Albanese Dep. Prime Min. Richard…

monopoly

(Encyclopedia) monopolymonopolymənōpˈəlē [key], market condition in which there is only one seller of a certain commodity; by virtue of the long-run control over supply, such a seller is able to…

MTV Movie Awards | Irreverent Nominees

Best Kiss, Best Action Sequence, Best Fight Sequence Blair and Gellar compete for Best Kiss Best Kiss Drew Barrymore and Michael Vartan, Never Been Kissed Chloë…

Counting Crows Biography

Counting Crows rock band Rock band whose records include August and Everything After (1993), one of the bestselling…

rice

(Encyclopedia) rice, cereal grain (Oryza sativa) of the grass family (Graminae), probably native to the deltas of the great Asian rivers—the Ganges, the Chang (Yangtze), and the Tigris and Euphrates…

Women's Olympic Biathlon

Multiple gold medals (including relays): Kati Wilhelm, Darya Domracheva (3); Myriam Bedard, Andrea Henkel, Anfisa Reztsova, Magdalena Neuner, Tora Berger Asastazia Kuzmina (2). Note that…

corn laws

(Encyclopedia) corn laws, regulations restricting the export and import of grain, particularly in England. As early as 1361 export was forbidden in order to keep English grain cheap. Subsequent laws…

Gomułka, Władysław

(Encyclopedia) Gomułka, WładysławGomułka, Władysławvwädĭsˈwäf gəm&oobreve;ˈkə [key], 1905–82, Polish Communist leader. Long a Communist, he helped establish the Polish Workers' party and was (…

Hay-Herrán Treaty

(Encyclopedia) Hay-Herrán TreatyHay-Herrán Treatyhā-ĕränˈ [key], 1903, aborted agreement between the United States and Colombia providing for U.S. control of the prospective Panama Canal and for U.S…