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Dayan, Moshe
(Encyclopedia) Dayan, MosheDayan, Moshemōˈshə dīänˈ, däyänˈ [key], 1915–81, Israeli military leader, b. Palestine. After attending Senior Agricultural School in Nahalal, Dayan fought with the Haganah…Fort Necessity
(Encyclopedia) Fort Necessity, entrenched camp built in July, 1754, by George Washington and his Virginia militia at Great Meadows (near the present Uniontown, Pa.). He retired there when he learned…Fackenheim, Emil Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Fackenheim, Emil LudwigFackenheim, Emil Ludwigāmēl l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh făkˈənhīm [key], 1916–2003, Canadian-Israeli rabbi and philosopher, b. Halle, Germany, grad. Hochschule für die…Bougainville, Louis Antoine de
(Encyclopedia) Bougainville, Louis Antoine deBougainville, Louis Antoine delwē äNtwänˈ də b&oomacr;găNvēlˈ [key], 1729–1811, French navigator. He accompanied Montcalm to Canada as aide-de-camp,…Storm King
(Encyclopedia) Storm King, mountain, 1,355 ft (413 m) high, SE N.Y., on the west shore of the Hudson River near West Point. It is included in the Palisades Interstate Parks.King, Carole
(Encyclopedia) King, Carole, 1942-, American singer-songwriter, b. New York, N.Y., as Carole Joan Klein. King enjoyed two separate careers; in the…King, Clarence
(Encyclopedia) King, Clarence, 1842–1901, American geologist, b. Newport, R.I., grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1862. After serving as a volunteer assistant in the California state…King, Henry
(Encyclopedia) King, Henry, 1592–1669, English poet. He became bishop of Chichester in 1642. Elegies constitute nearly half his work, his most notable being “The Exequy,” written on the death of his…King, Larry
(Encyclopedia) King, Larry, 1933-2021, American journalist, radio, and television personality, b. Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, Brooklyn, N.Y. After…King, Rufus
(Encyclopedia) King, Rufus, 1755–1827, American political leader, b. Scarboro, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts). He served briefly in the American Revolution and practiced law in…Trending
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