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(Encyclopedia) heptarchyheptarchyhĕpˈtärkē [key] [Gr.,=seven-kingdom], name traditionally applied to the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England in the period prior to the Danish conquests of the 9th cent.…Izu-shichito
(Encyclopedia) Izu-shichitoIzu-shichitoēˈz&oomacr;-shēchēˈtō [key], island group, extending c.300 mi (480 km) S of Tokyo Bay, Japan. O-shima is the largest of these volcanic islands, which are…Carnegie Mellon University
(Encyclopedia) Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial…Still, William Grant
(Encyclopedia) Still, William Grant, 1895–1978, American composer, b. Woodville, Miss. Still was of Native American, African-American, and European ancestry. He studied music at Oberlin, with…La Porte
(Encyclopedia) La PorteLa Portelə pôrt [key], city (1990 pop. 21,507), seat of La Porte co., NW Ind.; inc. 1835. It is a manufacturing center in fertile farmland on the edge of the Calumet industrial…McCarthy, Joseph Vincent
(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, American baseball manager, b. Philadelphia. A manager in the American Association and later (1926–30) in the National League, “Marse Joe,” as he…Custine, Adam Philippe, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Custine, Adam Philippe, comte deCustine, Adam Philippe, comte deädäNˈ fēlēpˈ kôNt də küstēnˈ [key], 1740–93, French general. He served in the Seven Years War and in the American…Seydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Seydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr vonSeydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm frīˈhĕr fən zīdˈlĭts [key], 1721–73, Prussian general under Frederick II. He helped…Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles
(Encyclopedia) Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles. He is also called St. Philip the Evangelist and St. Philip the Deacon. He evangelized Samaria and later converted…Northumberland, Hugh Percy, 2d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Northumberland, Hugh Percy, 2d duke of, 1742–1817, British general. He fought on the Continent in the Seven Years War and, although he disapproved of the war against the colonists in…Trending
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