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(Encyclopedia) PistoiaPistoiapēstôˈyä [key], city (1991 pop. 87,830), capital of Pistoia prov., Tuscany, central Italy, at the foot of the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center.…Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of, 1561–1626, English nobleman; son of the 4th duke of Norfolk. He was attainted at the time of his father's execution (1572), but his rights were…Somoza, Anastasio
(Encyclopedia) Somoza, AnastasioSomoza, Anastasioänästäˈsyō sōmōˈsä [key], 1896–1956, president of Nicaragua (1937–47, 1950–56). After the end (1933) of U.S. military intervention in Nicaragua, he…Stevens, Isaac Ingalls
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818–62, American army engineer, territorial governor, and Union general in the Civil War, b. North Andover (then part of Andover), Mass., grad. West Point,…Stewart, Jimmy
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Jimmy (James Maitland Stewart), 1908–97, American actor, b. Indiana, Pa. He began his film career in 1935 and soon gained popularity for his lanky good looks, slow drawl and…Speranski, Mikhail Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Speranski, Mikhail MikhailovichSperanski, Mikhail Mikhailovichmēkhəyēlˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch spyĭränˈskē [key], 1772–1839, Russian public official, chief adviser to Czar Alexander I (1808–12…Passos Coelho, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Passos Coelho, Pedro (Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho)Passos Coelho, Pedropĕˈdrō päˈs&oomacr;sh kwĕlˈ&oomacr; [key], 1964–, Portuguese political leader, grad. Lusíada Univ.,…Terre Haute
(Encyclopedia) Terre HauteTerre Hautetĕrˈə hōt, tĕrˈē hŭt [key], city (1990 pop. 51,483), seat of Vigo co., W Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1816. The commercial and trade center of a farm and coal-…Kocharian, Robert Sedraki
(Encyclopedia) Kocharian or Kocharyan, Robert Sedraki, 1954–, Armenian political leader. He served (1972–74) in the Soviet army and worked as a mechanical engineer (1977–81) before graduating (1982)…Groningen, city, Netherlands
(Encyclopedia) Groningen, city, capital of Groningen prov., NE Netherlands. It is an important trade and transportation center. Manufactures include…Trending
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