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Prizren

(Encyclopedia) PrizrenPrizrenprēzˈrĕn [key], city (2011 pop. 178,112), SW Kosovo. It is a commercial center with industries that produce textiles, wood products, and filigree silver jewelry. Prizren…

Brăila

(Encyclopedia) Brăila Brăila brəēˈlä [key], city, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River. The chief…

Bladensburg

(Encyclopedia) Bladensburg Bladensburg blāˈdənzbûrg [key], town (2020 pop. 9,657), Prince Georges co., S central Md.,…

Morton Mower

Born: 1933Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal electronic device that…

orangutan

(Encyclopedia) orangutanorangutanōrăngˈ&oobreve;tăn [key], an ape of the genus Pongo, found in rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Highly specialized for arboreal life, orangutans usually travel…

Alois Langer

Born: 1945Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal electronic device…

Steven Tyler

(Stephen Victor Tallarico)musicianBorn: 3/26/1948Birthplace: New York, New York Tyler is the lead singer of the rock group Aerosmith , which he helped form in 1970. The group moved to Boston,…

Billy Bragg

(Stephen William Bragg)singer, songwriterBorn: 12/20/1957Birthplace: Barking, Essex, England Also known as the “Bard of Barking,” this British musician is known for his politically motivated music…

Poetry Month | Notable Poets

Auden, Byron, Chaucer, and more A-B | C-D | E-H | J-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z   Amiri Baraka   Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad Akhmatova, Anna Aldington, Richard…

Matagorda Bay

(Encyclopedia) Matagorda BayMatagorda Baymătəgôrˈdə [key], inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, c.50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 12 mi (4.8–19 km) wide, SE Tex., protected by a long sandspit, Matagorda…