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(Encyclopedia) KönizKönizköˈnĭts [key], town (1990 pop. 37,309), Bern canton, W central Switzerland. It is a suburb of Bern. The Romanesque-Gothic church, founded in the 10th cent. by Rudolph II of…Quiché
(Encyclopedia) QuichéQuichékēchāˈ [key], indigenous peoples of Mayan linguistic stock, in the western highlands of Guatemala; most important group of the ancient southern Maya. The largest of the…Itzá
(Encyclopedia) ItzáItzáētsäˈ [key], Maya of Yucatán (Mexico) and Petén (Guatemala). Probable founders of Chichén Itzá, which they occupied at various times from c.514 to 1194, they moved (1450?) S…Lin, Maya Ying
(Encyclopedia) Lin, Maya YingLin, Maya Yingmīˈə [key], 1959–, American architect and sculptor, b. Athens, Ohio. Lin's work is known for its visual poetry and sensitive mingling of highly abstract…pre-Columbian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) pre-Columbian art and architecture, works of art and structures created in Central and South America before the arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. For many years the…Montejo, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Montejo, Francisco deMontejo, Francisco defränthēsˈkō dā mōntāˈhō [key], c.1479–c.1548, Spanish conquistador. He served in Cuba under Diego Velásquez, later commanded a vessel in the…2019-2020 Primetime Emmy Awards
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 20, 2020 at the Staples Center Drama Series: Succession (HBO) Actor: Jeremy Strong, Succession Actress: Zendaya, Euphoria Supporting…Rudolph, Wilma Glodean
(Encyclopedia) Rudolph, Wilma Glodean, 1940–94, American track and field athlete, b. Clarksville, Tenn. The 20th of 22 children, she overcame childhood polio to become one of the premiere athletes of…Rudolph Giuliani, 2000 News
New York City mayor, withdrew as N.Y.'s presumed Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in May, after a turbulent few weeks in which he announced that he's battling prostate cancer,…Eric Rudolph, 2003 News
fugitive accused in the bombings of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in 1996, an abortion clinic in Atlanta, and a gay nightclub in Birmingham, Ala., was captured and arrested in North…Trending
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