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(Encyclopedia) Acca LarentiaAcca Larentiaăkˈə lərĕnˈshēə, –shə [key] or Acca LarentinaAcca Larentina–tīˈnə [key], in Roman mythology, wife of the shepherd Faustulus and foster mother of Romulus and…Milwaukee
(Encyclopedia) MilwaukeeMilwaukeemĭlwŏkˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan;…Dallas
(Encyclopedia) Dallas, city (2020 pop. 1,304,379), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871.…Cadbury, George
(Encyclopedia) Cadbury, George, 1839–1922, English manufacturer and social reformer; husband of Elizabeth Mary Cadbury. In 1861, Cadbury and his brother Richard assumed control of their father's…garden city, in city planning
(Encyclopedia) garden city, an ideal, self-contained community of predetermined area and population surrounded by a greenbelt. As formulated by Sir Ebenezer Howard, the garden city was intended to…Biographies: Selected Activists and Reformers
Selected Activists and Reformers Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights…Chieti
(Encyclopedia) Chieti Chieti kyĕˈtē [key], city, capital of Chieti prov., Abruzzi region, central Italy, on…Starrett, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Starrett, PaulStarrett, Paulstărˈĭt [key], 1866–1957, American builder, b. Lawrence, Kans. After serving (1903–22) as president of the George A. Fuller Company in Chicago, he opened…Snow, C. P.
(Encyclopedia) Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of Leicester), 1905–80, English author and physicist. Snow had an active, varied career, including several important positions in the…Athanagild
(Encyclopedia) AthanagildAthanagildəthănˈəgĭld [key], d. 567, Visigothic king of Spain (554–67). Having deposed his predecessor, Agila, with the aid of an army sent by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I,…Trending
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