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Hui Shih
(Encyclopedia) Hui ShihHui Shihhwē shûr [key], c.380–c.300 b.c., Chinese logician, remembered for his paradoxes. Little is known about his life, except that he was a provincial prime minister, or…Manga and Anime: The Japanese Invasion
Japanese comics and cartoons, with their bold art and complex plots, have captured the hearts and imaginations of a worldwide audience. by Jennie Wood Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, the first…State of the Union Address: William McKinley (December 3, 1900)
William McKinley (December 3, 1900) To the Senate and House of Representatives: At the outgoing of the old and the incoming of the new century you begin the last session of the Fifty-sixth Congress…Burritt, Elihu
(Encyclopedia) Burritt, Elihu, 1810–79, American reformer, b. New Britain, Conn. A blacksmith, he studied mathematics, languages, and geography and became known as “the learned blacksmith.”…Baden, town, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) Baden, anc. Aquae Helveticae, town, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Limmat River. A noted spa since ancient times, the town has…Balch, Emily Greene
(Encyclopedia) Balch, Emily GreeneBalch, Emily Greenebŏlch [key], 1867–1961, American economist and sociologist, b. Jamaica Plain, Mass., grad. Bryn Mawr, 1889. She taught at Wellesley College until…China Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note China Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-China Relations PEOPLEThe largest ethnic group is the…Ashikaga
(Encyclopedia) Ashikaga Ashikaga äˌshēkäˈgä [key], city, Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. An old silk-weaving center, it is famous for its spinning and nylon…Fong, Hiram Leong
(Encyclopedia) Fong, Hiram Leong, 1906–2004, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu as Yau Leong Fong. The child of poor Chinese immigrants, he graduated from the Univ. of Hawaii (1930) and Havard Law School (…Thomsen, Vilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Thomsen, VilhelmThomsen, Vilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm tŏmˈsĕn [key], 1842–1927, Danish philologist. For many years Thomsen was professor of comparative philology at the Univ. of Copenhagen, where…Trending
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