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(Encyclopedia) EpaminondasEpaminondasĭpămĭnŏnˈdəs [key], d. 362 b.c., Greek general of Thebes. He was a pupil of Lysias the Pythagorean, but his early life is otherwise obscure. As the Theban…Gourgues, Dominique de
(Encyclopedia) Gourgues, Dominique deGourgues, Dominique dedômēnēkˈ də g&oomacr;rg [key], c.1530–1593, French soldier and adventurer. He served in the French army in Italy, was captured by the…Jameson, Sir Leander Starr
(Encyclopedia) Jameson, Sir Leander Starr, 1853–1917, British colonial administrator and statesman in South Africa. He went to Kimberley (1878) as a physician, became associated with Cecil Rhodes in…Noah, Mordecai Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Noah, Mordecai ManuelNoah, Mordecai Manuelmôrˈdĭkī [key]Noah, Mordecai Manuel, nōˈə [key], 1785–1851, American journalist and politician, b. Philadelphia. He became a journalist in…Nguyen Chi Thien
(Encyclopedia) Nguyen Chi Thien, 1939–2012, Vietnamese poet. Thien began composing poetry during the three years he spent in prison after he told his history students that their textbook wrongly…Oli, K. P. Sharma
(Encyclopedia) Oli, K. P. Sharma (Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli), 1952–, Nepalese political leader. Opposed to the antidemocratic Nepalese monarchy, he joined the Nepal Communist party (1970), was…Office of War Information
(Encyclopedia) Office of War Information (OWI), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II to consolidate government information services. The OWI absorbed the functions of the Office of Facts…phosgene
(Encyclopedia) phosgenephosgenefŏsˈjēn [key], colorless poison gas, first used during World War I by the Germans (1915). When dispersed in air, the gas has the odor of new-mowed hay. The gas is…Colleyville
(Encyclopedia) Colleyville, city (2020 pop. 26,057), Tarrant co., NE Tex.; inc. 1956. A residential suburb located between Dallas and Fort Worth, the…Algerine War
(Encyclopedia) Algerine WarAlgerine Warălˈjərēnˌ [key], early 19th-century conflict between Algiers and the United States. The Tripolitan War (1801–5) had brought a temporary halt to the pirate…Trending
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