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State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 5, 1905)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 5, 1905) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The people of this country continue to enjoy great prosperity. Undoubtedly there will be ebb and flow in such…Chifeng
(Encyclopedia) ChifengChifengchûr-fŭng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 392,000), Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China. It is an agricultural distribution center, trading in wool, furs, hides, and…Monterey Park
(Encyclopedia) Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center.…Le Duc Tho
(Encyclopedia) Le Duc ThoLe Duc Tholā d&oomacr;c tō [key], pseud. of Phan Dinh KhaiLe Duc Thofän dĭn kī [key], 1911–90, Vietnamese political leader. A Vietnamese nationalist and one of the…Shotwell, James Thomson
(Encyclopedia) Shotwell, James Thomson, 1874–1965, Canadian-American historian, b. Strathroy, Ont. A teacher of history at Columbia from 1900 and professor from 1908 to 1942, Shotwell also worked…Silk Road
(Encyclopedia) Silk Road, ancient overland trade route linking Asia and Europe, consisting of a network of caravan routes running from China across central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean.…Josetsu
(Encyclopedia) JosetsuJosetsujōˌsāˈts&oomacr; [key], fl. 1425, Japanese landscape painter, teacher, and priest. His work shows the formal characteristics of Chinese suiboku-ga (black-and-white)…Brown, Samuel Robbins
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Samuel Robbins, 1810–80, American missionary and educator, b. East Windsor, Conn. As a missionary (1839–47) to China, he took charge of a school founded by the Morrison…Hsüan-tsang
(Encyclopedia) Hsüan-tsangHsüan-tsangshüän-dzäng [key], 605?–664, Chinese Buddhist scholar and translator. He early entered monastic life and later traveled in China, teaching and studying. Between…Li Tsung-jên
(Encyclopedia) Li Tsung-jênLi Tsung-jênlē dz&oomacr;ng-jŭn [key], 1890–1969, Chinese Nationalist general and political leader. For 25 years (1925–49) he was a leader of the military clique that…Trending
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