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Extremely Rare Snowfall Marks Argentinean Independence Day
Buenos Aires sees first snowfall in 89 years by Mark Zurlo Map of Argentina Related Links Recorded Weather ExtremesGreatest SnowfallsLargest U.S. StormsStorm of the Century?While many…Auerstedt
(Encyclopedia) AuerstedtAuerstedtouˈərshtĕt [key], village, Thuringia, S central Germany. At Auerstedt on Oct. 14, 1806 (the same day Napoleon I triumphed at Jena), French Marshal Louis Nicholas…Hazarmaveth
(Encyclopedia) HazarmavethHazarmavethhāˈzärmāˈvĕth [key], in the Bible, son of Joktan and eponym of the present-day region of Hadhramaut.Barnfield, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Barnfield, Richard, 1574–1627, English poet. His entire output consists of three small books of poetry written before he was 25: The Affectionate Shepherd (1594), Cynthia (1595), and…Porter, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Jane, 1776–1850, Scottish novelist. Her historical novels, particularly Thaddeus of Warsaw (4 vol., 1803) and Scottish Chiefs (5 vol., 1810), were exceptionally popular in…Coos
(Encyclopedia) CoosCooskōˈŏs [key], in the New Testament, island in the Aegean Sea, the present-day Kós.Bethlehem, town, South Africa
(Encyclopedia) Bethlehem, town, Free State prov., E central South Africa, part and seat of Dihlabeng local municipality. It is situated in a farming and livestock area and has industries producing…Censorinus
(Encyclopedia) CensorinusCensorinussĕnsōrīˈnəs [key], fl. c.238, Roman grammarian. He wrote De die natali [on the day of birth], an essay partly astrological, partly chronological, which affords much…Hone, William
(Encyclopedia) Hone, William, 1780–1842, English writer and bookseller. He was tried and acquitted three times in 1817 for publishing parodies on the church and the government. Besides writing…Japhia
(Encyclopedia) JaphiaJaphiajəfīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Lachish slain by Joshua. 2 Son of David. 3 Town, N central ancient Palestine, the present-day Yafa, Israel. Remains of an ancient…Trending
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