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Red River Settlement

(Encyclopedia) Red River Settlement, agricultural colony in present Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It was the undertaking of Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of Selkirk. Wishing to relieve the…

Dhaka

(Encyclopedia) Dhaka or Dacca Dhaka both: dăkˈə [key], city (2021 est. pop. 10,356,500), capital of Bangladesh, on a…

1964 College Football Final UPI, 11-20

Coaches' poll taken before bowl games. Regular SeasonHead CoachAfter Bowls11Florida St.8–1–1Bill Peterson9–1–112Syracuse7–3–0Ben Schwartzwalder7–4–013Princeton9–0–0Dick Colmansame14Penn St.…

1965 College Football Final UPI, 11-20

Coaches' poll taken before bowl games. Note: UPI ranked LSU 14th Regular SeasonHead CoachAfter Bowls10Texas Tech8–2–0JT King8–3–011Ohio St.7–2–0Woody Hayessame12Florida7–3–0Ray Graves7–4–…

Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st ViscountWolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscountw&oobreve;lzˈlē [key], 1833–1913, British field marshal. He fought in Burma (present-day…

columnist

(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…

Cree

(Encyclopedia) Cree, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly inhabited the…

Atlanta, Ga.

Mayor: Kasim Reed (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 420,003 (40); Male: 208,968 (49.8%); Female: 211,035 (50.2%); White: 161,115 (38.4%); Black: 226,894 (54.0%); American Indian and Alaska…

1979–1980 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesLou Grant (CBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesEd Asner, Lou GrantOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesBarbara Bel Geddes, DallasOutstanding Supporting…