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Sumter, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Sumter, Thomas, 1734–1832, American Revolutionary officer, b. near Charlottesville, Va. He served with Edward Braddock (1755) and John Forbes (1758) in their expeditions against Fort Duquesne in the...Cahokia
(Encyclopedia)Cahokia kəhōˈkēə [key], village (2020 pop. 13,536), St. Clair co., SW Ill., a residential ...Calleja del Rey, Félix María
(Encyclopedia)Calleja del Rey, Félix María fāˈlēks märēˈä kälyāˈhä dĕl rā [key], 1750–1826, Spanish general, viceroy of New Spain (1813–16), conde de Calderón. In command of the post of San Luis...Callejas Romero, Rafael Leonardo
(Encyclopedia)Callejas Romero, Rafael Leonardo, 1943–2020, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (1990–94). A member of the conservative National party, he served in various government and party posi...Yerkes, Robert Mearns
(Encyclopedia)Yerkes, Robert Mearns yûrˈkēz [key], 1876–1956, American psychologist, b. Bucks co., Pa., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1898; Ph.D.1902). He taught (1902–17) at Harvard, served (1919–24) on the Nationa...Zephaniah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Zephaniah zĕfˌənīˈə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet, who lived in the reign (c.640–609 b.c.) of King Josiah of Judah, traces his genealogy to King Hezekiah. Zephaniah denounces...Abbottabad
(Encyclopedia)Abbottabad ăbˈətäbäd [key], city (2020 pop. 1,332,912), NE Pakistan. It is a popular health resort c.4,000 ft (1,220 m) above sea level in the Himalaya region. It is...White, Horace
(Encyclopedia)White, Horace, 1834–1916, American journalist and author, b. Colebrook, N.H., grad. Beloit College, 1853. As a reporter for the Chicago Tribune he covered the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858. In his...Wickremanayake, Ratnasiri
(Encyclopedia)Wickremanayake, Ratnasiri, 1933–2016, Sri Lankan political leader. He entered the Sri Lankan parliament (1960) as a member of the People's United Front; in 1962 he joined the Sri Lanka Freedom party...Veltman, Martinus Justinus Godefriedus
(Encyclopedia)Veltman, Martinus Justinus Godefriedus, 1931–2021, Dutch physicist (Univ. of Utrecht, Ph.D., 1963). Veltman was a professo...Browse by Subject
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