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Yejmiadzin

(Encyclopedia) YejmiadzinYejmiadzinyĕjˌmēädzēnˈ [key], EjmiadzinYejmiadzinĕˌmēädzēnˈ [key], or EchmiadzinYejmiadzinĕchˌmēädzēnˈ [key] town (1994 est. pop. 64,400), SW Armenia, in the Aras (Araks)…

George WASHINGTON, Congress, VA (1732-1799)

WASHINGTON, George, (granduncle of George Corbin Washington), a Delegate from Virginia and first President of the United States; born at “Wakefield,” near Popes Creek, Westmoreland County…

Lawrence Brooks HAYS, Congress, AR (1898-1981)

HAYS, Lawrence Brooks, a Representative from Arkansas; born in London, Pope County, Ark., August 9, 1898; attended the public schools in Russellville, Ark.; University of Arkansas at…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1928

AmsterdamTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingWeightliftingFreestyle WrestlingGreco-Roman…

Comma

Separates the clauses of a compound sentence connected by a coordinating conjunction: A difference exists between the musical works of Handel and Haydn, and it is a difference worth noting.  …

Presidency on Film

The Presidency on Film by Beth Rowen RELATED LINKS Biographies of Presidents Order of Presidential Succession Assassinations The White House…

Medieval Latin literature

(Encyclopedia) Medieval Latin literature, literary works written in the Latin language during the Middle Ages. Many literary genres were already being taken over by writing in the vernacular,…

coronation

(Encyclopedia) coronation, ceremony of crowning and anointing a sovereign on his or her accession to the throne. Although a public ceremony inaugurating a new king or chief had long existed, a new…

Montpellier

(Encyclopedia) MontpellierMontpelliermôNpĕlyāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 210,866), capital of Hérault dept., S France, near the Mediterranean coast. It is a great commercial center. Its industries, many…

Telesto

(Encyclopedia) TelestoTelestotəlĕsˈtō [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XIII (or S13), Telesto is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical…