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Bainbridge, William

(Encyclopedia) Bainbridge, William, 1774–1833, American naval officer, b. Princeton, N.J. An experienced sea captain, he joined (1798) the navy when war with France threatened. His ship, the…

Lowndes, Rawlins

(Encyclopedia) Lowndes, RawlinsLowndes, Rawlinsloundz [key], 1721–1800, president of South Carolina (1778–79), b. St. Kitts. In 1730 his family moved to Charleston, S.C., where Lowndes later became a…

Kalamata

(Encyclopedia) KalamataKalamatakäləmäˈtə, kăl– [key] or KalámaiKalámaikäläˈmā [key], city (1991 pop. 44,052), capital of Messinia prefecture, S Greece, in the Peloponnesus; a port on the Gulf of…

Portales, Diego

(Encyclopedia) Portales, DiegoPortales, Diegodyāˈgō pôrtäˈlās [key], 1793–1837, Chilean statesman. Founder of constitutional order and of the conservative regime in Chile, he was general minister (…

Azcapotzalco

(Encyclopedia) Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco äskäpōtsälˈkō [key], city, S Mexico, in the Federal District. An important rail center, with railroad yards, it is the terminus of…

Rainier III

(Encyclopedia) Rainier IIIRainier IIIrĕnyāˈ [key], 1923–2005, prince of Monaco (1949–2005), a member of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled the tiny principality since 1297. Fiercely anti-Nazi,…

Peter Hansbrough BELL, Congress, TX (1812-1898)

BELL Peter Hansbrough , a Representative from Texas; born in Spotsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1812; attended the public schools; moved to Texas in 1836 during the war for Texan independence;…

Dahlak Archipelago

(Encyclopedia) Dahlak ArchipelagoDahlak Archipelagodäläkˈ ärkĭpĕlˈəgō [key], island group, Eritrea, in the Red Sea off Massawa. There are two large, inhabited islands and more than 200 small, largely…

San Antonio, Texas

Source: iStock Mayor: Ron Nirenberg (since 2017) City Manager: Erik Walsh 2010 census population (rank): 1,327,407 (7); Male: 647,690 (48.8%); Female: 679,717 (51.2%); White: 963,413 (72.6…

Linh, Nguyen Van

(Encyclopedia) Linh, Nguyen VanLinh, Nguyen Vannəwēˈĕn vän lĭn [key], 1915–98, Vietnamese political leader, b. near Hanoi as Nguyen Van Cuc. As a young man he was active in organizing Vietnam's…