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(Encyclopedia) MishawakaMishawakamĭshəwôkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,608), St. Joseph co., N Ind., on both banks of the St. Joseph River and adjacent to South Bend; settled c.1830, inc. 1899.…Luzzatti, Luigi
(Encyclopedia) Luzzatti, LuigiLuzzatti, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē l&oomacr;t-tsätˈtē [key], 1841–1927, Italian political leader and economist. As minister of finance in several cabinets and as…Colville, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Colville, river, c.375 mi (600 km) long, rising in the De Long Mts. of the Brooks Range, NW Alaska, and flowing across the tundra, east then north, to the Arctic Ocean. All of its…Blake, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Blake, Edward, 1833–1912, Canadian Liberal party leader, b. Upper Canada (Ontario). A prominent constitutional lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons in 1867. In 1871 he became…Ledyard, John
(Encyclopedia) Ledyard, JohnLedyard, Johnlĕdˈyərd [key], 1751–89, American adventurer, b. Groton, Conn. He studied at Dartmouth for year, but left college to ship as a sailor. In 1776 he joined Capt…Świnoujście
(Encyclopedia) ŚwinoujścieŚwinoujścieshfēnô&oomacr;ˈēshchĕ [key], Ger. Swinemünde, town (1993 est. pop. 46,300), Zachodniopomorskie prov., NW Poland, on the island of Usedom, at the mouth of the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 5, 1804
Day 180 Day 182 Lewis, August 5, 1804 August 5th 1804 Killed a serpent on the bank of the river adjoining a large prarie. F Inch Length from nose to tail 5 2…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Terminology: H
by Robert Burns GIH Ha', hall. Ha' folk, the servants. Haddin, holding, inheritance. Hae, have. Haet, a thing. Haffet, hauffet, the temple, the side of the…Atbara
(Encyclopedia) AtbaraAtbaraătˈbärä [key], river, NE Africa, rising in NW Ethiopia and flowing c.500 mi (800 km) to the Nile at Atbarah, Sudan; before entering Sudan it forms the Eritrean-Ethiopian…Gunnlaugsson, Sigmundur Davíð
(Encyclopedia) Gunnlaugsson, Sigmundur Davíð, 1975–, Icelandic political leader. He worked as a journalist and comedian for Iceland's national radio before he joined the conservative Progressive…Trending
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