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Bello, Sir Ahmadu
(Encyclopedia)Bello, Sir Ahmadu, 1910–66, Nigerian political, b. Rabbah (now in Sokoto State), NW Nigeria. A Fulani and descendent of Usuman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto caliphate, he was a major figure i...Canberra
(Encyclopedia)Canberra kănˈbərə [key], city (2020 pop. 457,000), capital of Australia, in the Australian Capital Territory, SE ...Wall Street
(Encyclopedia)Wall Street, narrow street in the lower part of Manhattan island, New York City, extending E from Broadway to the East River. It is the center of one of the greatest financial districts in the world, ...Sonderbund
(Encyclopedia)Sonderbund zônˈdərbo͝ont [key] [Ger.,=separate league], 1845–47, defensive league of seven Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland; it was formed to protect Catholic interests and prevent the esta...Indianapolis
(Encyclopedia)Indianapolis ĭnˌdēənăˈpəlĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 887,642), state capital and seat of Marion co., ...Constitution of the United States
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Constitution of the United States, document embodying the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. Drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787...Moresheth-gath
(Encyclopedia)Moresheth-gath môrˈĕshĕth-găth [key], in the Bible, town, SW ancient Palestine. It was the home of the prophet Micah. ...Carol City
(Encyclopedia)Carol City, uninc. residential city (2020 pop. 40,883), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. It is a growing middle-class suburb....Maris, Roger Eugene
(Encyclopedia)Maris, Roger Eugene mărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining (1960) the New York Yankees...McKay, Claude
(Encyclopedia)McKay, Claude məkāˈ [key], 1889–1948, American poet and novelist, b. Jamaica as Festus Claudius McKay, studied at Tuskegee and the Univ. of Kansas. A major figure of the Harlem Renaissance, McKay...Browse by Subject
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