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Brian Boru
(Encyclopedia) Brian Boru or Brian BoroimheBrian Boroimheboth: brīˈən, brēn; bər&oomacr;ˈ, bərōˈ [key], 940?–1014, king of Ireland. A clan prince, he succeeded his brother Mathghamhain, who had…Buyoya, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Buyoya, Pierre, 1949–2020, Burundian political leader. An ethnic Tutsi, he had a successful military career before he overthrew President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and became president of a…Osage, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Osage, river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Marais des Cygnes and the Little Osage rivers, W Mo. It flows NE to join the Missouri River near Jefferson City.…Androscoggin
(Encyclopedia) AndroscogginAndroscogginăndrəskŏgˈĭn [key], river, c.175 mi (280 km) long, rising in NE N.H., flowing south and east to enter the Atlantic Ocean at Bath, Maine. Hydroelectric plants,…1996 Women's Olympic Synchronized Swimming Medalists
50-meter Freestyle Time 1 Amy Van Dyken, USA 24.87 2 Le Jingyi, CHN 24.90 3 Sandra Volker, GER 25.14 100-meter Freestyle Time 1 Le Jingyi,…Marathas
(Encyclopedia) Marathas or MahrattasMahrattasboth: mərătˈəz, məräˈtəz [key], Marathi-speaking people of W central India, known for their ability as warriors and their devotion to Hinduism. From their…veto
(Encyclopedia) veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or…Damocles
(Encyclopedia) DamoclesDamoclesdămˈəklēz [key], in classical mythology, courtier at the court of Dionysius I. He so persistently praised the power and happiness of Dionysius that the tyrant, in order…Shoshone project
(Encyclopedia) Shoshone project, NW Wyo., near the Mont. line and in the Shoshone River basin. Developed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it irrigates a large portion of land and has four divisions…Ptolemaïs, town, Greece
(Encyclopedia) PtolemaïsPtolemaïsptôlĭmīsˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 25,195), N Greece, in Macedonia. It was a small market town until 1958, when it began to be developed as an industrial center.…Trending
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