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Merrifield, Robert Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Merrifield, Robert Bruce, 1921–2006, American chemist, b. Fort Worth, Tex., Ph.D. Univ. of California at Los Angeles, 1949. As a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical…Changhua
(Encyclopedia) Changhua or Changhwa Changhua both: jängˈhwäˈ [key], city, central Taiwan.…Diamond Head
(Encyclopedia) Diamond Head, peak, 761 ft (232 m) high, along the rim of an extinct volcano, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. A prominent point in the Honolulu skyline, Diamond Head was designated a national…Cushing, William Barker
(Encyclopedia) Cushing, William Barker, 1842–74, Union naval hero in the Civil War, b. Delafield, Wis., educated at Annapolis. Cushing became noted for a series of daredevil exploits, particularly…Durant
(Encyclopedia) Durant, city (2020 pop. 18,589), seat of Bryan co., S central Okla., in the Red River valley farm area; inc. 1873. It is the commercial…Fort Bowie National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Fort Bowie National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Fort Frederica National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Fort Frederica National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Benguela
(Encyclopedia) BenguelaBenguelabĕngĕlˈə, bĕng– [key], city (1983 est. pop. 155,000), W Angola, on the Atlantic. It is a rail terminus, export point, and commercial, fishing, and adminstrative center…Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Simancas
(Encyclopedia) SimancasSimancassēmängˈkäs [key], village, Valladolid prov., NW Spain, in Castile and León. The castle, an old fort rebuilt in the 15th cent., contains the Spanish national archives.…Trending
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