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(Encyclopedia) Kwanzaa or KwanzaKwanzaboth: kwänˈzə [key], secular seven-day festival in celebration of the African heritage of African Americans, beginning on Dec. 26. Developed by Maulana Karenga…Petty, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Petty, Richard, 1937–, American auto racing driver, b. Level Cross, N.C. The son of Lee Petty, a champion stock car race driver, he won a record 200 National Association for Stock Car…saxophone
(Encyclopedia) saxophone, musical instrument invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. By 1846 there…Capaneus
(Encyclopedia) Capaneus: see Seven against Thebes.Apted, Michael David
(Encyclopedia) Apted, Michael David, 1941-2021, British filmmaker, b. Aylesbury, Bucks, England. Apted began his career as a documentary filmmaker, beginning with the television program,…Mahabalipuram
(Encyclopedia) MahabalipuramMahabalipuramməhäˈbəlĭp&oobreve;rəm [key], town, Tamil Nadu state, SE India, a coastal resort on the Coromandel Coast. Archaeological remains there represent some of…virtue
(Encyclopedia) virtue [Lat.,=manliness], in philosophy, quality of good in human conduct. The cardinal virtues, as presented by Plato, were wisdom (or prudence), courage, temperance, and justice.…Savage's Station
(Encyclopedia) Savage's Station: see Seven Days battles.Malvern Hill
(Encyclopedia) Malvern Hill: see Seven Days battles.Gaines's Mill
(Encyclopedia) Gaines's Mill: see Seven Days battles.Trending
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