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Mikan, George Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Mikan, George LawrenceMikan, George Lawrencemĭkˈən [key], 1924–2005, American basketball player, b. Joliet, Ill. After leading De Paul Univ. to the 1945 National Invitational…Man o' War
(Encyclopedia) Man o' War, 1917–47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt…Lemaître, Georges, Abbé
(Encyclopedia) Lemaître, Georges, AbbéLemaître, Georges, Abbézhôrzh, äbāˈ [key]Lemaître, Georges, Abbé ləmĕtˈrə [key], 1894–1966, Belgian astrophysicist, mathematician, and Catholic priest. In 1927…Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901–58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward…barn
(Encyclopedia) barn, abbr. b, in physics, unit of nuclear cross section, i.e., the effective target presented by a nucleus for collisions leading to nuclear reactions; it is equal to 10−24 square…South Platte
(Encyclopedia) South PlatteSouth Platteplăt [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts. in many branches, which then join in central Colorado. It flows in a narrow canyon E and NE…Bozeman
(Encyclopedia) Bozeman, city (2020 pop. 53,293), seat of Gallatin co., SW Mont.; inc. 1883. Named after John M. Bozeman, who led settlers here in 1864…De Smet, Pierre Jean
(Encyclopedia) De Smet, Pierre JeanDe Smet, Pierre Jeanpyĕr zhäN də smĕtˈ [key], 1801–73, Jesuit missionary in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, b. Belgium. He emigrated to the United States in 1821,…revitalization movement
(Encyclopedia) revitalization movement, political-religious movements promising deliverance from deprivation, the elimination of foreign domination, and a new interpretation of the human condition…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 19, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 18, 1804September 20, 1804September 19, 1804 (1) & (2) passed a large Island Situated nearest the S. S. 1/2 a mile from the Lower…Trending
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