(Encyclopedia) MenomineeMenomineemənŏmˈənē [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…
Senior backfield that led Notre Dame to national collegiate football championship in 1924; put together as sophomores by Irish coach Knute Rockne; immortalized by sportswriter Grantland Rice,…
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the best known of Hindu celebrations and certainly the brightest. Amid the darkest skies of autumn, lights brighten homes throughout India—a sign of…
by David Johnson Koreans are believed to have migrated from the Mongolian steppes and that is reflected in the prevalence of meat, which in restaurants is often cooked on miniature grills…
by David Johnson Since it is an island, fish is common in Sri Lanka. Although the majority of people are Buddhist, there are Hindu, Muslim, and Christian minorities, creating diversity in…
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(Encyclopedia) Port Arthur, city (1990 pop. 58,724), Jefferson co., SE Tex., on Sabine Lake; inc. 1898. A deepwater port of entry on the Sabine-Neches Canal, it is an extensive oil port, with many…
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(Encyclopedia) West University Place, residential city (1990 pop. 12,920), Harris co., S Tex., completely surrounded by the city of Houston; inc. 1925. Rice Univ. is nearby.
