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1876 Dec. 29, Ashtabula, Ohio: Lake Shore train fell into the Ashtabula River when the bridge it was crossing collapsedduring a…Haydn, Franz Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Haydn, Franz JosephHaydn, Franz Josephfränts yōˈzĕf hīˈdən [key], 1732–1809, Austrian composer, one of the greatest masters of classical music. As a boy he sang in the choir at St.…Hezbollah
(Encyclopedia) Hezbollah [Arab., = Party of God], Lebanese Shiite political party and militia. Founded in 1982 with Iranian help to oppose Israeli forces occupying S Lebanon, Hezbollah launched…Mahathir bin Mohamad
(Encyclopedia) Mahathir bin MohamadMahathir bin Mohamadmähäˈtĭr bĭn mōhämˈäd [key], 1925–, Malaysian political leader. A doctor by training, he first entered parliament in 1964 and rose in the United…Mobile, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) MobileMobilemōbēlˈ, mōˈbēlˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 196,278), seat of Mobile co., SW Ala., at the head of Mobile Bay and at the mouth of the Mobile River; inc. 1814. Lying on one of the…Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere
(Encyclopedia) Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere frĭr [key], 1944–2022, Kenyan…ElBaradei, Mohamed
(Encyclopedia) ElBaradei, MohamedElBaradei, Mohamedĕlbäräˈdā [key], 1942–, Egyptian lawyer and United Nations diplomat, b. Cairo, grad. Univ. of Cairo (1962), New York Univ. School of Law (1974). He…Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
(Encyclopedia) Moussorgsky, Modest PetrovichMoussorgsky, Modest Petrovichmədyĕstˈ pĕtrôˈvĭch m&oomacr;sôrgˈskē [key], 1839–81, Russian composer. His name is also transliterated as Mussorgsky and…Bosch, Hieronymus
(Encyclopedia) Bosch, Hieronymus, or Jerom BosJerom Boshērônˈĭməs, yāˈrôm bôs [key], c.1450–1516, Flemish painter. His surname was originally van Aeken; Bosch refers to 's-Hertogenbosch (popularly…Thich Nhat Hanh
(Encyclopedia) Thich Nhat Hanh, 1926-2022, Zen master, b. Hue, Vietnam, as Nguyen Xuan Bao. At age 16, he began Buddhist training, completing his…Trending
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