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Cinco de Mayo
(Encyclopedia) Cinco de Mayo, May 5, the anniversary of Mexico's victory over France in 1862 in the Battle of Puebla, in which Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza's small, ill-equipped Mexican forces defeated a…Hoddesdon
(Encyclopedia) Hoddesdon Hoddesdon hŏdzˈdən [key], city, Hertfordshire, E central England. A residential suburb of…Segonzac, André Dunoyer de
(Encyclopedia) Segonzac, André Dunoyer deSegonzac, André Dunoyer deäNdrāˈ dünwäyāˈ də səgôNzäkˈ [key], 1884–1974, French painter and graphic artist. Segonzac was a member of the group known as the…photostat
(Encyclopedia) photostatphotostatfōˈtəstătˌ [key], reproduction of any printed or simple black-and-white material, such as drawings or manuscripts, made by the Photostat, a photographic camera. While…Ratdolt, Erhard
(Encyclopedia) Ratdolt, ErhardRatdolt, Erhardĕrˈhärt räˈtôlt [key], 1442–1528, printer in Venice from 1476 to 1486 and in Augsburg from 1487 to 1522. A sheet showing specimens of his sizes and…Rathlin Island
(Encyclopedia) Rathlin IslandRathlin Islandrăthˈlĭn [key], 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Moyle dist., N Northern Ireland. Its cliffs, of limestone and basalt, rise at Slieveacarn to 449 ft (137 m). Farming and…Prilep
(Encyclopedia) PrilepPrilepprēˈlĕp [key], city (1994 pop. 71,899), North Macedonia. It is the trade center of an agricultural region and a manufacturing city where tobacco, textiles, wine, and fruit…Pendelikón
(Encyclopedia) PendelikónPendelikónpĕntĕlĭkônˈ [key] or PentelicusPentelicuspĕntĕˈlĭkəs [key], mountain, c.3,670 ft (1,120 m) high, central Greece, NE of Athens. The white marble quarried there was…omen
(Encyclopedia) omen, sign or augury believed to foreshadow the future. Almost any occurrence can be interpreted as an omen. The typical omen was a natural phenomenon, such as a meteor, an eclipse, or…Solihull
(Encyclopedia) SolihullSolihullsōlĭhŭlˈ [key], metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 195,100), central England, mainly a residential suburb of Birmingham. Automobiles, chemicals, and tools are manufactured…Trending
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