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(Encyclopedia) Hampton Roads, roadstead, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 40 ft (12.2 m) deep, SE Va., through which the waters of the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth rivers pass into Chesapeake Bay. One of…Bradstreet, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Bradstreet, Simon, 1603–97, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. Lincolnshire, England. He emigrated to New England in 1630 and was assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company for 49…Butler, Zebulon
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Zebulon, 1731–95, American colonial leader, b. Ipswich, Mass. After serving in the French and Indian Wars, Butler led a group of Connecticut settlers to the Wyoming Valley in N…Cairoli, Benedetto
(Encyclopedia) Cairoli, BenedettoCairoli, Benedettobānādĕtˈtō kīrôˈlē [key], 1825–89, Italian patriot and premier. One of five brothers all noted as heroes of the Risorgimento, he was the only…Bevan, Aneurin
(Encyclopedia) Bevan, AneurinBevan, Aneurinənīˈrĭn bĕˈvən [key], 1897–1960, British political leader. A coal miner and trade unionist, he served (1929–60) in Parliament as a member of the Labour…Beverly
(Encyclopedia) Beverly, city (2020 pop. 42,670), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic…Wythe, George
(Encyclopedia) Wythe, GeorgeWythe, Georgewĭth [key], 1726–1806, American lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Elizabeth City co., Va. Admitted to the bar in 1746, Wythe was a member…Wise, John
(Encyclopedia) Wise, John, 1652–1725, American clergyman, exponent of the democratic principles of modern Congregationalism, b. Roxbury, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1673. He was pastor at Ipswich, Mass.,…Wethersfield
(Encyclopedia) WethersfieldWethersfieldwĕᵺˈərzfēld [key], town (1990 pop. 25,651), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Connecticut River, adjoining Hartford on the north; settled 1634 by colonists…Tupac Amaru
(Encyclopedia) Tupac AmaruTupac Amarut&oomacr;päkˈ ämäˈr&oomacr; [key], 1742?–1781, leader of indigenous peoples in the viceroyalty of Peru, baptized José Gabriel Condorcanqui. A man of some…Trending
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