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Ermine Street

(Encyclopedia) Ermine Street, Saxon name for the Roman road in Britain that ran from London to Lincoln and York. It was one of the four main highways of Saxon England. The name is derived from the…

Florio, John

(Encyclopedia) Florio, JohnFlorio, Johnflôˈrēō [key], 1553?–1625, English author, b. London of Italian parentage. Educated at Oxford, Florio served in various capacities at the court of James I. He…

Pogodin, Mikhail Petrovich

(Encyclopedia) Pogodin, Mikhail PetrovichPogodin, Mikhail Petrovichmēkhəyēlˈ pētrôˈvĭch pəgôˈdyĭn [key], 1800–1875, Russian historian and publisher. His conservative journal The Muscovite (1841–56)…

Palmer, Frederick

(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Frederick, 1873–1958, American writer and war correspondent, b. Pleasantville, Pa. He began war reporting in the Greco-Turkish War (1896–97), reaching the height of his fame as…

Neuilly, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Neuilly, Treaty ofNeuilly, Treaty ofnöyēˈ [key], 1919, peace treaty concluded between the Allies and Bulgaria after World War I. It was signed at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Bulgaria…

1988 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Vladimir Artemov, USSR 119.125   Valeri Lyukin, USSR 119.025   Dimitri Biloserchev, USSR 118.975 Floor Sergey Kharkov, USSR 19.…

The National Inventors Hall of Fame

The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…

Security a Big Concern in Sochi

Threat of terrorist attacks prompts heightened security measures Sochi Seaport Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Country Profile: RussiaSochiVladimir Putin The threat of a…

Timeline: Russian Federation

Marked by the dissolution of the USSR and conflict in Chechnya 1991 1994 1998 2000 2004 2008 2012 2014 1991 Soviet Union disintegrates; 14 former republics…