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Songhua
(Encyclopedia) SonghuaSonghuas&oomacr;ngˈhwäˈ [key] or SungariSonghuas&oobreve;nˈgäˈrēˈ [key], river of NE China, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts., Jilin prov., and…Spontini, Gaspare
(Encyclopedia) Spontini, GaspareSpontini, Gasparegäsˈpärā spōntēˈnē [key], 1774–1851, Italian opera composer. Spontini studied music in Naples. He went to Paris in 1803, was soon backed by the…rum
(Encyclopedia) rum, spirituous liquor made from fermented sugarcane products. Prepared by fermentation, distillation, and aging, it is made from the molasses and foam that rise to the top of boiled…Pachuca de Soto
(Encyclopedia) Pachuca de SotoPachuca de Sotopäch&oomacr;ˈkä ᵺā sōˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 174,013), capital of Hidalgo state, central Mexico, at the head of a ravine surrounded by foothills of…Banjarmasin
(Encyclopedia) Banjarmasin or Bandjarmasin Bandjarmasin both: bänˌjərmäˈsĭn [key], city,…Major Bouts, 2001–02: Cruiserweights (190 lbs)
(Jr. Heavyweights)DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteNov. 3Juan Carlos GomezPietro AurinoTKO 6WBCLubeck, GermanyDec. 22Fabrice TiozzoTiwon TaylorTKO 3—Orleans, FranceFeb. 1Vassiliy JirovJorge…Shaanxi
(Encyclopedia) ShaanxiShaanxishänˈshēˈ [key] or ShensiShaanxishĕnˈsēˈ [key] [west of the mountain passes], province (2010 pop. 37,327,378), c.76,000 sq mi (196,840 sq km), N central China. Xi'an is…1996 Academy Awards
The 1996 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1997 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe English Patient, Saul Zaentz, producer (Miramax)Fargo, Ethan Coen, producer (…Entertainment Bios — A
AaliyahClaudio AbbadoBerenice AbbottBud AbbottGeorge AbbottF. Murray AbrahamKathy AckerBryan AdamsCindy AdamsDouglas AdamsScott AdamsAerosmithBen AffleckJames AgeeChristina AguileraAi Danny…Guadalquivir
(Encyclopedia) GuadalquivirGuadalquivirgwäˌᵺälkēvērˈ [key], river, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in the Sierra de Cazorla, SE Spain, and flowing generally SW past Córdoba and Seville into the…Trending
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