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Finlay, Carlos Juan
(Encyclopedia) Finlay, Carlos JuanFinlay, Carlos Juankärˈlōs hwän fēnlī [key], or Charles John FinlayFinlay, Carlos Juanfĭnˈlē [key], 1833–1915, Cuban physician of Scottish and French descent;…Valdés Leal, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Valdés Leal, Juan deValdés Leal, Juan dehwän ᵺā väldāsˈ [key]Valdés Leal, Juan delāälˈ [key], 1622–90, Spanish baroque painter and etcher, active mainly in Seville and Córdoba. He is…Cano, Juan Sebastián del
(Encyclopedia) Cano, Juan Sebastián delCano, Juan Sebastián delhwän sābästyänˈ dĕl [key]Cano, Juan Sebastián delkäˈnō [key], c.1476–1526, Spanish navigator, the first to circumnavigate the globe.…America's Most Endangered Places 2013
The Astrodome in Houston, Texas is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2012America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most…February 2006 Disasters
Feb. 3, Red Sea: a fire on the Al-Salaam Boccaccio 98 a Red Sea ferry, enroute from Saudi Arabia to Egypt, caused it to sink 60 miles off the Egyptian coast, killing more than 1,000 of the 1,…Dorrego, Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Dorrego, ManuelDorrego, Manuelmänwĕlˈ dôr-rāˈgō [key], 1787–1828, Argentine statesman and soldier, governor of Buenos Aires province (1820, 1827–28). After serving for a time in the…Juan Antonio Samaranch Biography
president of the International Olympic CommitteeBorn: 7/17/1920Died: 4/21/2010 (Barcelona, Spain) Best Known as: president of the International Olympic Committee…Juan García Esquivel Biography
Juan García Esquivelcomposer and arranger Born: 1/20/1918Birthplace: Tampico, Mexico Esquivel's experimental recordings of the 1950s and '60s regained popularity during the revival of lounge…Juan (Chi Chi) Rodriguez
Juan (Chi Chi) RodriguezBorn: Oct. 23, 1935Golfer popular player with 8 PGA Tour victories and 22 Senior Tour wins; 1973 U.S. Ryder Cup Team member.Alex RodriguezR - TRonaldoRivers of the United States
(350 or more miles long)Alabama-Coosa (600 mi.; 966 km): From junction of Oostanula and Etowah R. in Georgia to Mobile R.Altamaha-Ocmulgee (392 mi.; 631 km): From junction of Yellow R. and…Trending
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