(Encyclopedia) Vélez-MálagaVélez-Málagavāˈlāth-mäˈlägä [key], town (1990 pop. 54,234), Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Vélez River. Subtropical in climate, chirimoyas, bananas, olives,…
(Encyclopedia) Rackham, ArthurRackham, Arthurrăkˈəm [key], 1867–1939, English illustrator and watercolorist. He is known for imaginative, delicately colored, and cheerful pen drawings, especially for…
(Encyclopedia) Mihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or DragoljubMihajlović, Mihailović, or Mikhailovich, Draža or Dragoljubdräˈzhä mēhīˈlôvĭch, dräˈgôly&oomacr;bˌ [key], 1893–1946,…
(Encyclopedia) PetrokrepostPetrokrepostpyĕˌtrəkryĕˈpəstyə [key], formerly SchlüsselburgSchlüsselburgshlüˈsəlb&oobreve;rkh [key], town and fortress, NW European Russia, E of St. Petersburg. The…
(Encyclopedia) DorcasDorcasdôrˈkəs [key] or TabithaDorcastăbˈĭthə [key] [Gr. Dorcas and Aramaic Tabitha=gazelle], in the Acts of the Apostles, Christian woman of Joppa whom St. Peter raised from the…
(Encyclopedia) Siegen, city (1994 pop. 111,845), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Sieg River. Iron ore is mined nearby, and the city has iron foundries. Other manufactures include leather…
OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…
(Encyclopedia) Charles XII, 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), son and successor of Charles XI. The regency under which he succeeded was abolished in 1697 at the request of the Riksdag. At the…
(Encyclopedia) Faneuil HallFaneuil Hallfănˈəl, fănˈyəl [key], public market and hall in Boston, Mass. Given to the city by the merchant Peter Faneuil in 1742, the building burned in 1761 but was…
