(Encyclopedia) MaiduguriMaidugurimīd&oomacr;ˈgərē [key], town (1991 est. pop. 282,000), capital of Borno state, NE Nigeria. The city is an important industrial center engaged in food processing…
musicianBorn: April 24, 1967Birthplace: Marysville, Washington At age 11, Patty Schemel learned how to play the drums. By age 15, she had formed her first band, Sybil,…
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Date of Information: 4/3/2012 Governor Gen. Jeremiah MATEPARAE Prime Min. John Phillip KEY Dep. Prime Min…
(Encyclopedia) French Equatorial Africa, former French federation in W central Africa. It consisted of four constituent territories: Gabon, Middle Congo (see Congo, Republic of the), Chad, and Ubangi…
(Encyclopedia) Hume Reservoir, c.70 sq mi (180 sq km), on the Murray River, near Albury-Wodonga, on the Victoria–New South Wales border, Australia. It is the largest water-storage area in Australia.…
(Encyclopedia) NdjamenaNdjamenaənjäˈmānä [key], formerly Fort-LamyFort-Lamyfôr-lämēˈ [key], city (1993 urban pop. 213,342), capital of Chad and of Chari-Baguirmi prefecture, SW Chad. It is a port on…
(Encyclopedia) La MalbaieLa Malbaielä mälbāˈ [key] or Murray Bay, village (1991 pop. 3,968), S central Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Malbaie (or Murray) River with the St. Lawrence. It is a…
(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of, 1530–73, Scottish statesman. He and Lord James Stuart (later earl of Murray) became followers of John Knox in 1556 and led the troops of the…
STUBBLEFIELD, Frank Albert, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Murray, Calloway County, Ky., April 5, 1907; attended the public schools; student at University of Arizona in 1927; B.S.,…
