(Encyclopedia) LübeckLübecklüˈbĕk [key], city (1994 pop. 217,270), Schleswig-Holstein, central Germany, on the Trave River near its mouth on the Baltic Sea. It is a major port and a commercial and…
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(Encyclopedia) Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730–95, English potter, descendant of a family of Staffordshire potters and perhaps the greatest of all potters. At the age of nine he went to work at the plant…
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…
René Lacoste, "Le Crocodile" Tennis legend and fashion baron by Borgna Brunner Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996) was famous for his considerable achievements in two very different arenas. Not…
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