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Hagel, Chuck

(Encyclopedia)Hagel, Chuck (Charles Timothy Hagel), 1946–, U.S. politician and government official, b. North Platte, Nebr. He served (1967–68) in the infantry in the Vietnam War, receiving several decorations. ...

Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato

(Encyclopedia)Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato lāˌəpōlˈdō fôrˌto͞onäˈtō gältyĕˈrē [key], 1926–2003, Argentine general, president of Argentina (1981–82). Army commander and a member of the ruling mil...

Sedan

(Encyclopedia)Sedan sədäNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became...

Robert II, duke of Normandy

(Encyclopedia)Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054–1134, duke of Normandy (1087–1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father. Father and...

Orizaba, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Orizaba ōrēsäˈbä [key], city (1990 pop. 114,216), Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial center of a prosperous bean and sugar growing region. The development of water power has s...

Dartmouth, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Dartmouth, town, Devon, SW England, on the Dart estuary. The principal feature of the town is Britannia Royal Naval College. Dartmouth has engineering a...

Ghana, former empire, Africa

(Encyclopedia)Ghana gäˈnə [key], ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali, and S Mauritania. The empire was founded c.6th cent. by Soninke peoples and lay astride the tra...

Christchurch, town and borough, England

(Encyclopedia)Christchurch, town and borough, Dorset, S central England, on Christchurch Bay at the confluence of the Avon and Stour rivers. The city's industries ran...

Cairns

(Encyclopedia)Cairns, city and region, Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are...

Castro Valley

(Encyclopedia)Castro Valley, uninc. city (2020 pop. 66,441), Alameda co., W Calif., near San Francisco Bay. Chiefly residential, it also has light industries. ...