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Weizsäcker, Richard Karl Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Weizsäcker, Richard Karl Freiherr von, 1920–2015, German political leader. After serving in World War II, Weizsäcker earned a law degree from the Univ. of Göttingen (1953), then worked…1998-99 Boxing Lightweights <span class="rm" >(135 lbs)</span>
Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 24 Artur Grigorian Giorgio Campanella TKO 10 WBO Hamburg, GER Oct. 24 John Brown Gabriel Ruelas TKO 8 —…1999-2000 Boxing Welterweights <span class="rm" >(147 lbs)</span>
Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Jan. 22 Shane Mosley Willy Wise KO 3 — Las Vegas Jan. 22 Vernon Forrest Vince Phillips Wu 10 — Las Vegas Feb.…Papua, province, Indonesia
(Encyclopedia) PapuaPapuapăpˈ&oomacr;ə, –y&oomacr;ə [key] or Irian JayaIrian Jayaĭrˈēän jīˈyə [key], province (2014 est pop. 3,486,000), 123,180 sq mi (319,036 sq km), Indonesia. Comprising…Adenauer, Konrad
(Encyclopedia) Adenauer, KonradAdenauer, Konradkônˈrät äˈdənouˌər [key], 1876–1967, West German chancellor. A lawyer and a member of the Catholic Center party, he was lord mayor of Cologne and a…Pratt, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Matthew, 1734–1805, American portrait painter, b. Philadelphia. After he was an apprentice to his uncle, a painter in Philadelphia, he practiced portrait painting and then…Louis II, emperor of the West
(Encyclopedia) Louis II, d. 875, emperor of the West (855–75), king of Italy (844–75), son of Emperor of the West Lothair I. In 844, Lothair I designated him king of Italy and in 850 he was crowned…Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron, 1719–92, British admiral. He served with distinction in the Seven Years War (1757–63), his most notable achievement being the capture (1762)…Berlin Wall
(Encyclopedia) Berlin Wall, 1961–89, a barrier first erected in Aug., 1961, by the East German government along the border between East and West Berlin, and later along the entire border between East…Kemper, Reuben
(Encyclopedia) Kemper, Reuben, d. 1827, American adventurer, b. Virginia. With his brothers Nathan and Samuel he settled c.1800 in Feliciana, just above Baton Rouge, in West Florida, then Spanish…Trending
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