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Leopold and Loeb
(Encyclopedia) Leopold and LoebLeopold and Loeblōb [key], notorious American murderers defended by Clarence Darrow in 1924. The gregarious, dominating Richard A. Loeb (1905–1936) and the shy,…book clubs
(Encyclopedia) book clubs. As a phenomenon in American cultural life, book clubs have made an impact in two periods of history. During the 18th and 19th cent. book clubs were formed for the purposes…Serowe
(Encyclopedia) SeroweSerowesĕrōˈwā [key], town (1989 est. pop. 90,000), E central Botswana. Located in a fertile, well-watered area, it is a trade and commerce center. There is a memorial to Khama…five hundred
(Encyclopedia) five hundred, card game, similar in principle to euchre, usually played by three persons with a pack of 32 cards and a joker. Each player receives 10 cards, and highest bidder for the…Haley, Alex
(Encyclopedia) Haley, Alex (Alexander Murray Palmer Haley), 1921–92, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y. Haley was for a time one of the most famous writers in the United States as the author of Roots:…Tustin
(Encyclopedia) TustinTustintŭsˈtĭn [key], residential city (1990 pop. 50,689), Orange co., S Calif., part of the greater Los Angeles area; founded 1868, inc. 1927. Plastics, furniture, computers, and…T
(Encyclopedia) T, 20th letter of the alphabet. It corresponds to the Greek tau. It represents the unvoiced dental or, as in English, the alveolar stop. The diagraph th represents the characteristic…Beaubourg
(Encyclopedia) BeaubourgBeaubourgbōb&oobreve;rˈ [key], popular name for the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and CultureGeorges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culturezhôrzh pôNpēd…Ilhéus
(Encyclopedia) Ilhéus Ilhéus ēlyĕˈ&oomacr;s [key], city, Bahia state, E Brazil, a port on Ilhéus Bay, an inlet…Roubaix
(Encyclopedia) RoubaixRoubaixr&oomacr;bāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 98,179), Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders. Part of the Lille urban area, Roubaix, with adjacent Tourcoing, was one of the…Trending
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