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Kazan

(Encyclopedia) KazanKazankəzänˈ, –zănˈ, Rus. kəzäˈnyə [key], city (1989 est. pop. 1,094,000), capital of Tatarstan, E European Russia, on the Volga. It is a major historic, cultural, industrial, and…

Notable Actors

Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

R-T

Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.Joseph Rainey Virginia RandolphNancy Davis ReaganBenjamin ReifelHiram RevelsJoseph Jones ReynoldsCondoleezza RiceBill RichardsonElliot RichardsonNorbert RillieuxJ. Catherine…

DK History: Tudor Age

HOW DID TUDOR MERCHANTS BECOME WEALTHY? WHO WAS THE GREATEST TUDOR MONARCH? WHY DID HENRY VIII QUARREL WITH THE POPE? CHURCH OF ENGLANDFIND OUT MOREThe Tudors were a family of Welsh, French, and…

Superstorm Sandy

A pre-Halloween storm of scary proportions by Catherine McNiff The eye of the storm bears down on the eastern seaboard Hurricane Links Hurricane Katrina TimelineHurricane Season 2008Maps…

2014 Winter Olympics: Curling

Think shuffleboard on ice Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia: Ancient Olympics Curling Through the Years…

Medici, Italian family

(Encyclopedia) MediciMedicimĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Of obscure origin, they rose to immense wealth as…

concerto

(Encyclopedia) concertoconcertokənchârˈtō [key], musical composition usually for an orchestra and a soloist or a group of soloists. In the 16th cent. concertare and concertato implied an ensemble,…