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Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress

(Encyclopedia) Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major…

Rhyme and Reason

Director: Peter SpirerDirectors of Photography:Peter Spirer, Daniel Sollinger, George Mitas, Sean Adair, Brennan McClean, Alex Rappaport, Adam Vardy and Antonio PontiEditors:Andy Robertson…

1957 College Basketball Recap

Final AP Top 20Major Conference ChampionsNCAA Tournament (23 teams)NIT Tournament (12 teams)Players of the YearCoach of the YearConsensus All-America North Carolina became the first team from the Old…

Franz Josef Land

(Encyclopedia) Franz Josef LandFranz Josef Landfrăns jōˈzəf, fränts yōˈzĕf [key], Rus. Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa, archipelago, c.6,300 sq mi (16,320 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean N of Novaya Zemlya, Russia…

Maddux, Greg

(Encyclopedia) Maddux, Greg (Gregory Alan Maddux), 1966–, American baseball player, b. San Angelo, Tex. Playing in the National League with the Chicago Cubs (1986–92, 2004–6), Atlanta Braves (1993–…

Bogle, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Bogle, Jack (John Clifton Bogle)Bogle, Jack [key], 1929–2019, American financial executive, b. Montclair, N.J., grad. Princeton (1951). Going to work for Walter Morgan's Wellington…

Weir, Julian Alden

(Encyclopedia) Weir, Julian AldenWeir, Julian Aldenwēr [key], 1852–1919, b. West Point, N.Y., American painter. He studied with his father Robert Walter Weir, a landscape painter of the Hudson River…

Tower of London

(Encyclopedia) Tower of London, ancient fortress in London, England, just east of the City and on the north bank of the Thames, covering about 13 acres (5.3 hectares). Now used mainly as a museum, it…

Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of, 1587?–1645, Scottish favorite of James I of England. His family name also appears as Ker. He may have accompanied James to England as a page in 1603,…

Rob Roy

(Encyclopedia) Rob Roy [Scottish Gaelic,=red Rob], 1671–1734, Scottish freebooter, whose real name was Robert MacGregor. He is remembered chiefly as he figures in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (…