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Cahokia
(Encyclopedia)Cahokia kəhōˈkēə [key], village (2020 pop. 13,536), St. Clair co., SW Ill., a residential ...Boudin, Eugène Louis
(Encyclopedia)Boudin, Eugène Louis özhĕnˈ lwē bo͞odăNˈ [key], 1824–98, French painter. He began painting at 25 in Paris. His best-known paintings are beach scenes of Brittany, Normandy, and the Netherland...Veeck, Bill
(Encyclopedia)Veeck, Bill (William Louis Veeck, Jr.), 1914–86, American baseball executive, b. Chicago. The son of an owner of the Chicago Cubs, Veeck began his executive career with the Milwaukee Brewers of the ...Trochu, Louis Jules
(Encyclopedia)Trochu, Louis Jules lwē zhül trôshüˈ [key], 1815–96, French general. He fought in Algeria, in the Crimean War, and in the Italian war of 1859. In L'Armée française en 1867 (1867), he criticiz...Riel's rebellions
(Encyclopedia)Riel's rebellions: see Riel, Louis. ...Warner, Samuel Louis
(Encyclopedia)Warner, Samuel Louis: see Warner Brothers. ...Red River Rebellion
(Encyclopedia)Red River Rebellion: see Riel, Louis. ...Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de
(Encyclopedia)Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de zhül älfrĕdˈ [key], 1830–70, French authors. Brothers, they were known, for their close association in art and literature, as “les deux Goncourt.” They...Louvois, François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Louvois, François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de fräNswäˈ mēshĕlˈ lə tĕlyāˈ märkēˈ də lo͞ovwäˈ [key], 1641–91, French statesman, minister during the reign of King Louis XIV. After 1...Couperin, François
(Encyclopedia)Couperin, François fräNswäˈ ko͞opərăNˈ [key], 1668–1733, French harpsichordist and composer, called “le Grand” to distinguish him from the other musicians in his family. His harpsichord ...Browse by Subject
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