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Chambers, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Chambers, Robert, 1802–71: see Chambers, William. ...Koch, William Ingraham
(Encyclopedia)Koch, William Ingraham: see under Koch, family. ...Calley, William L.
(Encyclopedia)Calley, William L.: see My Lai incident. ...Tweed Ring
(Encyclopedia)Tweed Ring: see Tweed, William Marcy. ...Williams, Bill
(Encyclopedia)Williams, Bill: see Williams, William Sherley. ...Pole, William de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, William de la: see Pole, family. ...Mexican War
(Encyclopedia)Mexican War, 1846–48, armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. The United States had won an easy victory, partly because Mexico, torn by civil strife, could not present a united fron...Golding, William
(Encyclopedia)Golding, William (Sir William Gerald Golding), 1911–93, English novelist, grad. Oxford (B.A. 1934). Praised for his highly imaginative and original writings, Golding was basically concerned with the...Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von
(Encyclopedia)Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von bĕrnˈhärt hīnˈrĭkh märˈtĭn fŭrst fən büˈlō [key], 1849–1929, German chancellor. He held many diplomatic posts before he became, through the...Wilson, William Lyne
(Encyclopedia)Wilson, William Lyne, 1843–1900, American legislator, cabinet member, and university president, b. Jefferson co., Va. (now in W.Va.). He was a private in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and a...Browse by Subject
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