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Guzmán, Martín Luis
(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Martín LuisGuzmán, Martín Luismärtēnˈ l&oomacr;ēsˈ g&oomacr;smänˈ [key], 1887–1977, Mexican novelist and journalist. Guzmán worked as a journalist during the Mexican…Kickapoo
(Encyclopedia) KickapooKickapookĭkˈəp&oomacr; [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…Nuevo Laredo
(Encyclopedia) Nuevo LaredoNuevo Laredonwāˈvō lärāˈᵺō [key], city (1990 pop. 218,413), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Tex. Linked with the United States by automobile…Burleson, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Edward, 1798–1851, pioneer of Texas, b. Buncombe co., N.C. After living in Tennessee and serving under Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek (1813–14), he moved to…Ryswick, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Ryswick, Treaty of, 1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance. Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback…Alvarado, Juan Bautista
(Encyclopedia) Alvarado, Juan BautistaAlvarado, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä älväräˈᵺō [key], 1809–82, governor of Alta California (1836–42), b. Monterey, Calif. Out of the chaotic times in the…Vaillant, George Clapp
(Encyclopedia) Vaillant, George ClappVaillant, George Clappvălˈyănt [key], 1901–45, American archaeologist, b. Boston; grad. Harvard (B.A., 1922; Ph.D., 1927). At the American Museum of Natural…Paredes y Arrillaga, Mariano
(Encyclopedia) Paredes y Arrillaga, MarianoParedes y Arrillaga, Marianomäryäˈnō pärāˈᵺās ē ärēyäˈgä [key], 1797–1849, Mexican general and president (1846). A leader of the ultraconservatives, he…Wolcott, Oliver, signer of the Declaration of Independence
(Encyclopedia) Wolcott, Oliver, 1726–97, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. South Windsor (then in Windsor), Conn.; son of Roger Wolcott. He…The Cold War
Key events and moments during the tense time between the Western and Eastern Blocs 1945 Soviet army marches into Berlin; the German capital city falls. World War II ends. Soviet Union, United…Trending
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