Search
Search results
Displaying 431 - 440
Fullerton
(Encyclopedia) Fullerton, city (2020 pop. 143,617), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; founded 1887, inc. 1904. The city is named for George H.…Garonne
(Encyclopedia) GaronneGaronnegärônˈ [key], river, 402 mi (647 km) long, rising in the central Pyrenees just inside Spain, and flowing generally NE to Toulouse, in SW France, where it swings northwest…Greenpeace
(Encyclopedia) Greenpeace, international organization that promotes environmental awareness and addresses environmental abuse through direct, nonviolent confrontations with governments and companies…Vásquez, Horacio
(Encyclopedia) Vásquez, HoracioVásquez, Horacioōräˈsyō väˈskās [key], 1860–1936, president of the Dominican Republic (1899–1903, 1903–7, 1924–30). A dominating figure in the nation, even when out of…Brown, Charles Quinton, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Charles Quinton, Jr., 1962–, American air force general, b. San Antonio, Tex., B.S Texas Tech Univ., 1984, M.S. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., 1994. An ROTC graduate, he was…Tarquinii
(Encyclopedia) TarquiniiTarquiniitärkwĭnˈēī [key], ancient city of Etruria, central Italy, NW of Rome. The head of the Etruscan League, it was defeated in wars with Rome in the 4th cent. b.c. In the…White, Henry
(Encyclopedia) White, Henry, 1850–1927, American diplomat, b. Baltimore. He studied abroad and traveled widely. White—often called the first career diplomat in the United States—entered the foreign…Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1932–, African-American leader, clergyman, and public official, b. New Orleans. He was a leading civil-rights activist in the 1960s and, as a Democrat from…Bergman, Hjalmar
(Encyclopedia) Bergman, HjalmarBergman, Hjalmaryälˈmär bĕrˈyəmän [key], 1883–1931, Swedish novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer. A popular and prolific writer, Bergman wrote from the…Zhelev, Zhelyu Mitev
(Encyclopedia) Zhelev, Zhelyu Mitev, 1935–2015, Bulgarian political leader. Initially a member of the Communist party, he was disciplined for his dissident political views and expelled from the party…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
