(Encyclopedia) Minnesota, river, 332 mi (534 km) long, rising in Big Stone Lake at the W boundary of Minnesota and flowing SE to Mankato, then NE to the Mississippi S of Minneapolis. Earlier called…
(Encyclopedia) Rackham, ArthurRackham, Arthurrăkˈəm [key], 1867–1939, English illustrator and watercolorist. He is known for imaginative, delicately colored, and cheerful pen drawings, especially for…
(Encyclopedia) Vélez-MálagaVélez-Málagavāˈlāth-mäˈlägä [key], town (1990 pop. 54,234), Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Vélez River. Subtropical in climate, chirimoyas, bananas, olives,…
Record of the Year“I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony BennettAlbum of the YearThe First Family, Vaughn Meader (Cadence)Song of the Year“What Kind of Fool Am I,” Leslie Bricusse and Anthony…
(Encyclopedia) Mihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or DragoljubMihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or Dragoljubdräˈzhä mēhīˈlôvĭch, dräˈgôly&oomacr;bˌ [key], 1893–1946,…
(Encyclopedia) PetrokrepostPetrokrepostpyĕˌtrəkryĕˈpəstyə [key], formerly SchlüsselburgSchlüsselburgshlüˈsəlb&oobreve;rkh [key], town and fortress, NW European Russia, E of St. Petersburg. The…
(Encyclopedia) DorcasDorcasdôrˈkəs [key] or TabithaDorcastăbˈĭthə [key] [Gr. Dorcas and Aramaic Tabitha=gazelle], in the Acts of the Apostles, Christian woman of Joppa whom St. Peter raised from the…
(Encyclopedia) Siegen, city (1994 pop. 111,845), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Sieg River. Iron ore is mined nearby, and the city has iron foundries. Other manufactures include leather…
