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Adam, Adolphe Charles
(Encyclopedia) Adam, Adolphe CharlesAdam, Adolphe Charlesädōlfˈ shärlˈ ädäNˈ [key], 1803–56, French composer of the popular song Cantique de Noël. He composed more than 50 stage works, including…Laozi
Biography of the great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu (alternate spelling: Laozi), Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu, fl. 6th cent. B.C., Chinese philosopher, reputedly the founder of…horseshoe pitching
(Encyclopedia) horseshoe pitching, game played by two or more persons using horseshoes, the object being to throw the shoes so as to encircle a vertical iron peg that is 14 in. (35.6 cm) high.…Long Valley
(Encyclopedia) Long Valley, caldera, c.10 by 20 mi (15 by 30 km), Mono co., E Calif., at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada. Formed by a catastrophic eruption c.730,000 years ago, Long Valley and…The Wage Gap
Equal Pay Act: A History of Pay Inequity in the U.S. Did You Know These Facts About Gender Pay Disparity? Median Annual Earnings by Race and Sex, 2013 Median Annual Earnings by Race…Rhodes
(Encyclopedia) RhodesRhodesrōdz [key] or RódhosRhodesrôˈᵺôs [key], island (1990 est. pop. 90,000), c.540 sq mi (1,400 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; largest of the Dodecanese, near Turkey…numeral
(Encyclopedia) numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration…Those Quotable Irish
John Millington Synge, W.B. Yeats, and others Compiled by David Johnson, Ann Marie Imbornoni, and Borgna Brunner The Irish have always been recognized as having the gift of gab, so…Giusti, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Giusti, GiuseppeGiusti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā j&oomacr;sˈtē [key], 1809–50, Italian satirical poet. He directed his original and ironic polemics against Austrian rule and…Nordfjord
(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…Trending
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