(Encyclopedia) Halévy, Jacques François Fromental ÉlieHalévy, Jacques François Fromental Éliezhäk fräNswäˈ frômäNtälˈ [key]Halévy, Jacques François Fromental Élie älāvēˈ [key], 1799–1862, French…
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Lennox, 1886–1958, Irish dramatist. From 1910 to 1923 he was manager of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and he served as director there from 1923 until his death. The comedy The…
(Encyclopedia) Barrios, EduardoBarrios, Eduardoāᵺwärˈᵺō bärˈyōs [key], 1884–1963, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was director of libraries and minister of education in Chile…
(Encyclopedia) Haywood, William Dudley, 1869–1928, American labor leader, known as Big Bill Haywood, b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He began work as a miner at 15 years of age. In 1896 he joined the newly…
(Encyclopedia) Missouri River basin project, comprehensive plan authorized in 1944 for the coordinated development of water resources of the Missouri River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.…
(Encyclopedia) PolarisPolarispōlârˈĭs [key] or North Star, star nearest the north celestial pole (see equatorial coordinate system). It is in the constellation Ursa Minor (see Ursa Major and Ursa…
(Encyclopedia) Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, 327,647 acres (132,566 hectares), SW Northern Territory, central Australia. This Anangu-owned park, leased to the Australian government by the…
1999 March Madness Preview by Gerry Brown Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Blue Devils hope to be cutting down the nets at the Final Four in St. Petersburg three weeks from now. Until…
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