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Kérékou, Mathieu
(Encyclopedia) Kérékou, MathieuKérékou, Mathieumätyöˈ kāˈkāk&oomacr; [key], 1933–2015, Beninois military and political leader, b. French Dahomey (now Benin). Serving in the military, he…Loire, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Loire, longest river of France, c.630 mi (1,010 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing in an arc through central and W France to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-…de la Rúa, Fernando
(Encyclopedia) de la Rúa, Fernando, 1937–2019, Argentinian political leader, president of Argentina (1999–2001). A lawyer and member of the Radical Civic Union, he won a senate seat in 1973, then ran…Saint John, river, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia) Saint John, river, 418 mi (673 km) long, rising in N Maine and flowing NE to New Brunswick, Canada, then SE below Edmundston, past St. Leonard, Grand Falls, Woodstock, and Fredericton…brome grass
(Encyclopedia) brome grass, common name for any plant of the genus Bromus, chiefly large, coarse grasses of a weedy nature; some, however, are useful as forage, and others are cultivated for…Previous #1 Winners of the Best American Beach Award, 2007
Name Location 1. Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach Outer Banks, North Carolina 2. Caladesi Island State Park Dunedin, Fla. 3. Coopers Beach Southampton, New York 4.…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XIX
Inferno: Canto XVIIIInferno: Canto XXInferno: Canto XIX O Simon Magus, O forlorn disciples, Ye who the things of God, which ought to be The brides of holiness, rapaciously For silver…ear
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Ear ear, organ of hearing and equilibrium. The human ear consists of outer, middle, and inner parts. The outer ear is the visible portion; it includes the skin-covered flap of…Hebrides, the
(Encyclopedia) Hebrides, theHebrides, thehĕbˈrĭdēz [key], Western Isles, or Western Islands, group of more than 50 islands, W and NW Scotland. Less than a fifth of the islands are inhabited. The…panic
(Encyclopedia) panic, crisis in financial and economic conditions, marked by public loss of confidence in the financial structure. Panics are characterized by a general rush of investors to convert…Trending
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