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Tesla, Nikola
(Encyclopedia) Tesla, NikolaTesla, Nikolatĕsˈlə [key], 1856–1943, American electrician and inventor, b. Croatia (then an Austrian province). An ethnic Serb, he immigrated to the United States in 1884…Venezia Giulia
(Encyclopedia) Venezia GiuliaVenezia Giuliavānāˈtsyä j&oomacr;ˈlyä [key], former region, 3,356 sq mi (8,692 sq km), NE Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It was formed after World War I from part of the…Nikolić, Tomislav
(Encyclopedia) Nikolić, TomislavNikolić, Tomislavämˈēsläv nēˈkōlĭch [key], 1952–, Serbian political leader. A construction executive, he entered politics in the 1990s, becoming a member of the…Schengen Agreement
(Encyclopedia) Schengen AgreementSchengen Agreementshĕngˈən [key], agreement signed in 1985 in Schengen, Luxembourg, by several European Community (now the European Union; EU) to establish a mutual…Istria
(Encyclopedia) IstriaIstriaĭsˈtrēə [key], Croatian Istra, mountainous peninsula c.1,500 sq mi (3,900 sq km), in Slovenia and Croatia, projecting into the N Adriatic between the gulfs of Trieste and…Guide to New Nations: Former Yugoslavia
by David Johnson Slovenia The former Yugoslavian republic of Slovenia declared its independence on June 25, 1991. The Serbian-led Yugoslavian army, briefly attempted to keep…Brown, Ron
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Ron (Ronald Harmon Brown), 1941–96, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Raised in New York City's Harlem, he attended Middlebury College (grad. 1962) and St. John's Law…December 2020 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…Franjo Tudjman Biography
Franjo Tudjmanpresident of CroatiaBorn: May 14, 1922Birthplace: Veliko Trgovisce, Zagorje province of Croatia autocratic president of Croatia who led the Balkan republic to independence from…Trianon, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Trianon, Treaty of, 1920, agreement following World War I in which the Allies disposed of Hungarian territories. The internal chaos in Hungary that followed the dissolution (1918) of…Trending
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