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Mihajlović, Draža
(Encyclopedia) Mihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or DragoljubMihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or Dragoljubdräˈzhä mēhīˈlôvĭch, dräˈgôly&oomacr;bˌ [key], 1893–1946,…Petrokrepost
(Encyclopedia) PetrokrepostPetrokrepostpyĕˌtrəkryĕˈpəstyə [key], formerly SchlüsselburgSchlüsselburgshlüˈsəlb&oobreve;rkh [key], town and fortress, NW European Russia, E of St. Petersburg. The…Siegen
(Encyclopedia) Siegen, city (1994 pop. 111,845), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Sieg River. Iron ore is mined nearby, and the city has iron foundries. Other manufactures include leather…Dorcas
(Encyclopedia) DorcasDorcasdôrˈkəs [key] or TabithaDorcastăbˈĭthə [key] [Gr. Dorcas and Aramaic Tabitha=gazelle], in the Acts of the Apostles, Christian woman of Joppa whom St. Peter raised from the…Thomson, Peter William
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Peter William, 1929–2018, Australian golfer. A leading player in European tournaments at a time when Australians had not yet emerged as top golfers, Thomson had a compact…Charles XII, king of Sweden
(Encyclopedia) Charles XII, 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), son and successor of Charles XI. The regency under which he succeeded was abolished in 1697 at the request of the Riksdag. At the…1980 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“Sailing,” Christopher CrossAlbum of the YearChristopher Cross, Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“Sailing,” Christopher Cross, songwriterBest New…Basilides
(Encyclopedia) BasilidesBasilidesbəsĭlˈĭdēz [key], fl. 120–145, Gnostic teacher of Alexandria. He wrote Exegitica (his personal gospel with 24 books of commentary) and poems. He claimed to possess a…Eschweiler
(Encyclopedia) Eschweiler Eschweiler ĕshˈvīlər [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, near Aachen. Its…James II, king of Majorca
(Encyclopedia) James II, 1315–49, king of Majorca (1324–49), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of Montpellier; grandson of James I, nephew and successor of Sancho IV. In 1329 he declared himself…Trending
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