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Dunkirk, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Dunkirk, city (2020 pop. 12,743), Chautauqua co., SW N.Y., on Lake Erie; founded c.1800, inc. as a city 1880. It is a port of entry and…Ewe
(Encyclopedia) EweEweāˈvā, –wā [key], African people, numbering over 3 million, who live in SE Ghana, S Togo, and S Benin. When German Togoland was partitioned after World War I, the Ewe in that…Langer, William Leonard
(Encyclopedia) Langer, William Leonard, 1896–1977, American historian, b. Boston. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1923 and began teaching there in 1927. Langer served in U.S. intelligence in…Kaiser, Henry John
(Encyclopedia) Kaiser, Henry John, 1882–1967, American industrialist, b. Sprout Brook, N.Y. He organized his first construction company in 1913, soon entered the road-paving business, and by 1930 was…Everest Timeline
A chronology of the world's highest peak by Borgna Brunner 1852–1920 1921–1953 1955–1978 1996–Present 1852 The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India…The Year of Living Dangerously: Indonesia after Suharto
17,000 Islands, 300 Ethnic Groups, 250 Languages by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on June 7, 1999. Relatives of pro-independence supporter Adlinda da Silva, 24, grieve…The Charges Against Columbus
A controversy of historic proportion The Landing of Columbus by John Vanderlyn (1847)Within the last half century, many historians have come to criticize Columbus's legacy and question whether he…Gamelin, Maurice Gustave
(Encyclopedia) Gamelin, Maurice GustaveGamelin, Maurice Gustavemôrēsˈ güstävˈ gäməlăNˈ [key], 1872–1958, French army officer. During World War I he served on General Joffre's staff and as a division…Graziani, Rodolfo
(Encyclopedia) Graziani, RodolfoGraziani, Rodolforōdôlˈfō grätsēäˈnē [key], 1882–1955, Italian soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in World War I and in Libya (1921–33), he was made (…Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood (S. L. A. Marshall), 1900–1977, American author and military analyst, b. Catskill, N.Y. Having served in World War I, he embarked upon a career in…Trending
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