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(Encyclopedia) gauchogauchogouˈchō [key], cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman…Valladolid
(Encyclopedia) ValladolidValladolidvälyäᵺōlēᵺˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 333,680), capital of Valladolid prov. and the administrative center of Castile and León, N central Spain, at the confluence of…NBA and WNBA 1997-98 Season: NBA 3-point Shootout
Eight players are invited to compete in the annual three-point shooting contest held during All-Star weekend, since 1986. Each shooter has 60 seconds to shoot the 25 balls in five racks…Heine, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Heine, HeinrichHeine, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh hīˈnə [key], 1797–1856, German poet, b. Düsseldorf, of a Jewish family. One of the greatest of German lyric poets, he had a varied career. After…psychotherapy
(Encyclopedia) psychotherapy, treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. Psychotherapy, thus, does not include physiological interventions, such as drug therapy or…Corresponding Members of the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
List of Delegates to the Convention.Appendix.Corresponding Members.Amelia A. Bowen, Woodstock, Conn.Harriet A. Burleigh, Stonington, Conn.Maria M. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.C. Blackford…Adams, John, 2d President of the United States
(Encyclopedia) Adams, John, 1735–1826, 2d President of the United States (1797–1801), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass., grad. Harvard, 1755. John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, founded one of…Welsh literature
(Encyclopedia) Welsh literature, literary writings in the Welsh language. In the 20th cent. attempts at language purification, interest in Welsh mythology, and a turning away from earlier Welsh…Pulitzer Prize for History of United States
1917 With Americans of Past and Present Days, J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador of France to United States…Immigration: History, Facts, Statistics, Laws, Biographies and More
A detailed look at immigration in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present Immigrants having an eye exam at Ellis Island.Source: Library of Congress The U.S. is a nation of…Trending
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