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Selected Fashion Designers and Models

Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is Haute Couture? History of Costume Fashion and…

American Indian Place Names

American Indian Place Names   by Borgna Brunner     Many American places have been named after Indian words. In fact, about…

1910 – 1919 World History

Albert Einstein (1879–1955)AIP Niels Bohr LibraryVladimir Lenin (1870–1924)Novosti PhotosWoodrow Wilson(1856–1924)The Library of Congress Picture Collection1910Boy Scouts of America incorporated.…

1991 World History

Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) Imapress/Archive Photos   1991 U.S. and Allies at war with Iraq (Jan. 15). Warsaw Pact dissolves military alliance (Feb. 25). Cease-…

Llywelyn ap Iorwerth

(Encyclopedia) Llywelyn or Llewelyn ap IorwerthLlywelyn or Llewelyn ap Iorwerthhləwĕlˈĭn äp [key]Llywelyn or Llewelyn ap Iorwerthyôrˈwĕrth [key]Llywelyn or Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, l&oomacr;ĕlˈĭn…

Miranda, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Miranda, Francisco deMiranda, Francisco defränsēˈskō ᵺā mēränˈdä [key], 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and adventurer. A hero of the struggle for independence from Spain, he is…

Muhammad II, Ottoman sultan

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad II or Mehmet II (Muhammad the Conqueror), 1429–81, Ottoman sultan (1451–81), son and successor of Murad II. He is considered the true founder of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).…

Salazar, António de Oliveira

(Encyclopedia) Salazar, António de OliveiraSalazar, António de Oliveiraəntôˈny&oobreve; ᵺĭ &oobreve;lēvāˈrə sələzärˈ [key], 1889–1970, Portuguese statesman and dictator. After studying at the…

Horthy de Nagybanya, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Horthy de Nagybanya, NicholasHorthy de Nagybanya, Nicholashôrˈtĭ də nŏˈdyəbäˌnyŏ [key], Hung. Nagybányai Horthy Miklós, 1868–1957, Hungarian admiral and regent. He commanded the Austro…

Benalcázar, Sebastián de

(Encyclopedia) Benalcázar or Belalcázar, Sebastián deBenalcázar or Belalcázar, Sebastián desābästyänˈ dā bānälkäˈthär, bāläl– [key], c.1479–1551, Spanish conquistador. After accompanying Columbus on…