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Virgin, The
(Encyclopedia)Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation. ...Crab, The
(Encyclopedia)Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation. ...Goat, The
(Encyclopedia)Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation. ...Fishes, The
(Encyclopedia)Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation. ...Twins, The
(Encyclopedia)Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation. ...Archer, The
(Encyclopedia)Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. ...Bull, The
(Encyclopedia)Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation. ...Crécy
(Encyclopedia)Crécy –äN–pôNtyöˈ [key], village, Somme dept., N France. A nearby forest is popular for camping. At Crécy, on Aug. 26, 1346, Edward III of England defeated Philip VI of France in the Hundred...Verdun, battle of
(Encyclopedia)Verdun, battle of, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I. Two million men were engaged. It began on Feb. 21, 1916, when the Germans, commanded by Crown Prince Frederick Willi...Saint-Quentin
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Quentin săN-käNtăNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 62,085), Aisne dept., N France, on the Somme River. Foundry products, machinery, textiles, and food products are manufactured. Saint-Quentin was fa...Browse by Subject
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