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Neto, Agostinho
(Encyclopedia) Neto, AgostinhoNeto, Agostinhoəg&oomacr;shtēnˈy&oomacr; nāˈt&oomacr; [key], 1927–79, first president of independent Angola. A Portuguese-educated physician and poet, he…Glen Roy
(Encyclopedia) Glen Roy, valley, Highland, W Scotland, E of Loch Lochy. The Parallel Roads, three terraces on each side of the valley at corresponding heights, are believed to mark receding levels of…Maris, Roger Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Maris, Roger EugeneMaris, Roger Eugenemărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining…Ten Years War
(Encyclopedia) Ten Years War, 1868–78, struggle for Cuban independence from Spain. Discontent was caused in Cuba by excessive taxation, trade restrictions, and virtual exclusion of native Cubans from…punctuation
(Encyclopedia) punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the…Rabboni
(Encyclopedia) RabboniRabbonirăbōˈnī [key] [Aram.,=my master], a variant of Rabbi, a title of respect to teachers. It is addressed to Jesus in the Gospels of St. Mark and St. John.Mark O'Brien Biography
Mark O'BrienAge: 49 author and poet. O'Brien, the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary Breathing Lessons, wrote by typing with a stick in his mouth. He lived in a 650-lb. iron…Mark Belanger 1998 Deaths
Mark BelangerAge: 54 eight-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles and key figure in the baseball players' union after his playing career ended in 1982; nicknamed “Blade…Mark McGwire, 1998 News
35, first-baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, beat out Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa in a heated race to break Roger Maris's season home-run record (61). Though the good-natured Sosa also topped…Mark D. Weiser Biography
Mark D. WeiserAge: 46 computer pioneer and chief technology officer for Xerox Corp.'s famous Palo Alto Research Center.Died: Palo Alto, Calif., April 27, 1999Herman WedemeyerS - ZSenor Wences…Trending
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