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Montana State Information Capital: Helena Official Name: Montana Entered Union (rank): November 8th, 1889 (41st state) Present constitution adopted: 1972 State abbreviation/Postal code: Mon/…Monza
(Encyclopedia) MonzaMonzamōnˈtsä [key], city (1991 pop. 120,651), Lombardy, N Italy. Manufactures of this highly diversified industrial center include felt hats, carpets, textiles, glass, plastics,…Monge, Gaspard, comte de Péluse
(Encyclopedia) Monge, Gaspard, comte de PéluseMonge, Gaspard, comte de Pélusegäspärˈ môNzh kôNt də pālüzˈ [key], 1746–1818, French mathematician, physicist, and public official. He was distinguished…Navarrete, Martín Fernández de
(Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Martín Fernández deNavarrete, Martín Fernández demärtēnˈ fārnänˈdĕth dā [key]Navarrete, Martín Fernández de nävärāˈtā [key], 1765–1844, Spanish historian and hydrographer.…Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de
(Encyclopedia) Apodaca, Juan Ruiz deApodaca, Juan Ruiz dehwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ dā äpōᵺäˈkä [key], 1754–1835, Spanish viceroy and military leader. He was sent to London by the Central Junta of…Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Jahn, Friedrich LudwigJahn, Friedrich Ludwigfrēˈdrĭkh l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh yän [key], 1778–1852, German patriot. A high school teacher in Berlin, he was active in efforts to free…Chanzy, Antoine Eugène Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Chanzy, Antoine Eugène AlfredChanzy, Antoine Eugène AlfredäNtwänˈ özhĕnˈ älfrĕdˈ shäNzēˈ [key], 1823–83, French general. After service in Algeria, Italy, and Syria, he was refused a…Chalgrin, Jean François
(Encyclopedia) Chalgrin, Jean FrançoisChalgrin, Jean FrançoiszhäN fräNswäˈ shälgrăNˈ [key], 1739–1811, French architect. He studied under Servandoni and in Italy as a winner of the Grand Prix de Rome…Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de
(Encyclopedia) Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor deJovellanos, Gaspar Melchor degäspärˈ mĕlchôrˈ dā hōvĕlyäˈnōs [key], 1744–1811, Spanish statesman and writer. Very influential as an advocate of economic…Riego y Nuñez, Rafael del
(Encyclopedia) Riego y Nuñez, Rafael delRiego y Nuñez, Rafael delräfäĕlˈ dĕl rēāˈgō ē n&oomacr;ˈnyāth [key], 1785–1823, Spanish general and revolutionary. Taken captive (1808) by the French…Trending
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