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Narva, city, Estonia

(Encyclopedia) NarvaNarvanärˈvə [key], city (1994 pop. 79,094), NE Estonia, on the left bank of the Narva River. A leading textile center, it also has machinery plants, sawmills, flax and jute…

Dukhobors

(Encyclopedia) Dukhobors or DoukhoborsDukhoborsboth: d&oomacr;ˈkəbôrz [key] [Russ.,=spirit wrestlers], religious group, prominent in Russia from the 18th to the 19th cent. The name was coined by…

Final Statistics

Date AP Rank Opponent Result Aug. 25 #4 TCU (0-0) W, 21-7 Sept. 1 #4 Troy St. (0-0) W, 42-14 Sept. 8 #5 #17 Notre Dame (0-0) W, 27-10 Sept. 20 #4…

2000 Golden Globe Awards

The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 21, 2001 at the Beverly Hilton. Here are the movie awards.Best Motion Picture—Drama:GladiatorBest Actor in a Drama:Tom Hanks, Cast…

Amnesty International

(Encyclopedia) Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for…

Freehold, borough, United States

(Encyclopedia) Freehold, borough (2020 pop. 35,369), seat of Monmouth co., E central N.J.; settled c.1650, called Monmouth Courthouse (1715–1801), inc…

Gryphius, Andreas

(Encyclopedia) Gryphius, AndreasGryphius, Andreasändrāˈäs grüˈfē&oobreve;s [key], 1616–64, German poet-dramatist, originally named Andreas Greif. He wrote in Latin, new High German, and Silesian…

Healy, George Peter Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Healy, George Peter Alexander, 1813–94, American painter, b. Boston. He began painting portraits at the age of 18 and, disregarding background, concentrated on producing a good…

Henry of Flanders

(Encyclopedia) Henry of Flanders, c.1174–1216, Latin emperor of Constantinople (1206–16), brother and successor of Emperor Baldwin I. The ablest and most respected of the Latin emperors, he fought…

Clotilda, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Clotilda, SaintClotilda, Saintklətĭlˈdə [key], d. 545, Frankish queen. She converted her husband, Clovis I, to Christianity and built with him in Paris the Church of the Apostles Peter…