Baseball'sSale of the Century by John Gettings Just because the baseball season is over doesn't mean Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have to stop breaking records. Baseball fans can expect…
(Encyclopedia) president, in modern republics, the chief executive and, therefore, the highest officer in a government. Many nations of the world, including the United States, France, Germany, India…
(Encyclopedia) Open Door, maintenance in a certain territory of equal commercial and industrial rights for the nationals of all countries. As a specific policy, it was first advanced by the United…
(Encyclopedia) Migingo Islands, small, rocky islands in Lake Victoria, E Africa, off Kenya north of the Tanzanian border. The group consists of Migingo, Ugingo, and Pyramid Island. According to a…
(Encyclopedia) Aukrust, OlavAukrust, Olavōˈläv ouˈkr&oobreve;st [key], 1883–1929, Norwegian lyric poet. Aukrust's work, which contains strong religious and nationalist sentiment, draws much of…
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(Encyclopedia) Hogg, James Stephen, 1851–1906, governor of Texas (1891–95), b. Cherokee co., Tex. He was admitted (1875) to the Texas bar, and was county attorney (1879–81), district attorney (1881–…
(Encyclopedia) HelenusHelenushĕlˈənəs [key], in Greek mythology, Trojan who was gifted with prophetic powers; son of Priam and Hecuba. When Helen was given to Deiphobus after the death of Paris,…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, 1714–77, king of Portugal (1750–77), son and successor of John V. Little inclined to rule, his reign was dominated by his minister, the marquês de Pombal. After Lisbon was…
