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(Encyclopedia)manifest destiny, belief held by many Americans in the 1840s that the United States was destined to expand across the continent, by force, as used against Native Americans, if necessary. The controver...Rattigan, Sir Terence Mervyn
(Encyclopedia)Rattigan, Sir Terence Mervyn, 1911–77, British dramatist. One of England's most popular and commercially successful contemporary playwrights, he was the master of the tightly crafted “problem play...Vail
(Encyclopedia)Vail vāl [key], town (1990 pop. 3,569), Eagle co., W central Colo., on Gore Creek, in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mts.; founded as a ski resort 1962, inc. as a town 1966. Surrounded by the White Rive...Amin, Idi
(Encyclopedia)Amin, Idi ēˈdē amēnˈ [key], c.1925–2003, Ugandan army officer and dictator. From the small Kakwa ethnic group, he advanced in the Ugandan armed forces from private (1946) to major general (1968...Godkin, Edwin Lawrence
(Encyclopedia)Godkin, Edwin Lawrence gŏdˈkĭn [key], 1831–1902, American editor, b. Moyne, Ireland, of English parentage. His idealism found expression in his History of Hungary and the Magyars (1853) and won h...Nyerere, Julius Kambarage
(Encyclopedia)Nyerere, Julius Kambarage kämˌbəräˈgā nīˌərāˈrā [key], c.1922–99, ...Old Person, Earl
(Encyclopedia) Old Person, Earl,1929-2021, leader of the Blackfeet Nation, b. outside Browning, Mt., Blackfeet names Stu Sapoo ("Cold Wind") and ...Lugo Méndez, Fernando Armindo
(Encyclopedia)Lugo Méndez, Fernando Armindo 1949–, Paraguayan priest and political leader. Inspired by the principles of social justice inherent in liberation theology, which swept Latin America in the 1960s, he...Farrukhabad
(Encyclopedia)Farrukhabad fəro͝okhˈäbädˌ [key], joint municipality with Fategarh, Uttar Pradesh state, N central ...Kannur
(Encyclopedia)Kannur kănˈənōrˌ, –nôrˌ [key], town (1991 urban agglomeration pop. 463,962), Kerala state, SE India. Formerly the capital of the Kolattiri Raja, it traded with Arabia and Persia in the 12th a...Browse by Subject
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