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Sher Ali
(Encyclopedia) Sher AliSher Alishâr älēˈ [key] or Shere AliSher Alishēr älēˈ, shâr [key], 1825–79, emir of Afghanistan (1863–79), son of Dost Muhammad. His succession was opposed by other members of…1958 Academy Awards
The 1958 Academy Awards were presented April 6, 1959 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAuntie Mame (Warner Bros.)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lawrence Weingarten,…Chilpancingo
(Encyclopedia) Chilpancingo Chilpancingo chēlˌpänsēngˈgō [key] or Chilpancingo de los Bravos…Visconti, Luchino
(Encyclopedia) Visconti, LuchinoVisconti, Luchinol&oomacr;kēˈnō [key]Visconti, Luchino vēskônˈtē [key], 1906–76, Italian film director and writer, b. Milan as Luchino Visconti de Modrone. One of…Pizarro, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pizarro, JuanPizarro, Juanhwän [key]Pizarro, Juan pēthärˈrō [key], d. 1536, Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro. He aided Francisco in the conquest of Peru. With his…Brill
(Encyclopedia) Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys BrillMattys Brillmäˈtīs [key], 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Paul…Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, English general in the American Revolution; younger brother of Admiral Richard Howe. He took up a military career, and in the last of the…Hanukkah
(Encyclopedia) HanukkahHanukkahkhäˈnəkə, –n&oobreve;kä [key], in Judaism, the Festival of Lights, the Feast of Consecration, or the Feast of the Maccabees; also transliterated Chanukah. According…Olympian
(Encyclopedia) Olympian, in Greek religion and mythology, one of the 12 important gods who succeeded the Titans as rulers of the universe. The divine family of the Olympians was headed by Zeus, who…Danaüs
(Encyclopedia) DanaüsDanaüsdănˈāəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Belus and Anchinoe and twin of Aegyptus. Danaüs, who had 50 daughters, the Danaïds, and Aegyptus, who had 50 sons, ruled Libya and…Trending
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