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Black Watch
(Encyclopedia) Black Watch or Royal Highland Regiment, Scottish infantry regiment. The first companies were raised in 1725 to watch the rebellious Scottish highlands and keep the peace, and the…Maxwell, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Maxwell, Robert (Ian Robert Maxwell), 1923–91, British business executive, b. Czechoslovakia as Jan Ludwik Hoch. He grew up in a tight-knit Jewish community. After fleeing the Nazis in…Slim Helú, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Slim Helú, CarlosSlim Helú, Carloscärˈlōs slēm hēl&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1940–, Mexican business executive. The son of a Lebanese Maronite immigrant who became a successful merchant and…Peabody, George Foster
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, George FosterPeabody, George Fosterpēˈbädē [key], 1852–1938, American banker and philanthropist, b. Columbus, Ga. Successful early in life as a banker and organizer of…telephone
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Hand telephone telephone, device for communicating sound, especially speech, usually by means of wires in an electric circuit. The telephones now in general use evolved from…Chrysler, Walter Percy
(Encyclopedia) Chrysler, Walter PercyChrysler, Walter Percykrīˈslər [key], 1875–1940, American industrialist, founder of the Chrysler Corp., b. Wamego, Kans. He began as a machinist's apprentice and…Ballet Folklórico de México
(Encyclopedia) Ballet Folklórico de México, Mexico's national dance company. It was founded in 1952 by the dancer, choreographer, and teacher Amalia Hernández. Sponsored by the Mexican government, it…Oil City
(Encyclopedia) Oil City, city (1990 pop. 11,949), Venango co., NW Pa., on the Allegheny River; inc. 1871. The city was founded after Edwin L. Drake struck (1859) oil nearby in Titusville. It was a…Farnborough
(Encyclopedia) Farnborough Farnborough färnˈbərə [key], town, Hampshire, S England. It is the site of the Royal…Cortelyou, George Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Cortelyou, George BruceCortelyou, George Brucekôrˈtəly&oomacr; [key], 1862–1940, American public official and business executive, b. New York City. He taught school, and after…Trending
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