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(Encyclopedia) Avellaneda Avellaneda ävāyänāˈᵺä [key], city, Buenos Aires prov., E central Argentina, across the Riachuelo River from the Buenos Aires federal district. It…Summer Sports: Cross-country
IAAF World Championships The 27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held at Belfast, Ireland (Mar. 21-22)MEN12 km1. Paul Tergat, Kenya 38:28(7.46 mi)2. Patrick Ivuti, Kenya 38:32 3.…Garrett, João Batista de Almeida
(Encyclopedia) Garrett, João Batista de AlmeidaGarrett, João Batista de AlmeidazhwouN bətēshˈtə dĭ əlmāˈdə gərĕtˈ [key], 1799–1854, Portuguese dramatist, poet, journalist, and orator, leader of the…Madden, John Earl
(Encyclopedia) Madden, John Earl, 1936-2021, American football coach and broadcaster, b. Austin, Mn., Cal. Polytechic, San Luis Obispo (B.S., 1959; M.S…Somoza, Anastasio
(Encyclopedia) Somoza, AnastasioSomoza, Anastasioänästäˈsyō sōmōˈsä [key], 1896–1956, president of Nicaragua (1937–47, 1950–56). After the end (1933) of U.S. military intervention in Nicaragua, he…Mendocino, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Mendocino, CapeMendocino, Capemĕndəsēˈnō [key], westernmost point of California, c.200 mi (320 km) N of San Francisco in Humboldt co. It was discovered and named in 1543 in honor of…Parícutin
(Encyclopedia) ParícutinParícutinpärēˈk&oomacr;tēn [key], active volcano, c.8,200 ft (2,500 m) high, Michoacán state, W central Mexico. In one of the most spectacular eruptions of modern times,…Shafter, William Rufus
(Encyclopedia) Shafter, William Rufus, 1835–1906, American general, b. Galesburg, Mich. He served in the Union army during the Civil War and in 1867 joined the regular army, rising to become…Asunción
(Encyclopedia) Asunción Asunción äs&oomacr;nsyōˈn [key], city, S Paraguay, capital of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River. It is the principal port and chief industrial and…Escorial
(Encyclopedia) EscorialEscorialĕskôrˈēəl, Span. āskōrēälˈ [key] or EscurialEscorialĕsky&oobreve;rˈēəl [key], monastery and palace, in New Castile, central Spain, near Madrid. One of the finest…Trending
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