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Halberstadt

(Encyclopedia) Halberstadt Halberstadt hälˈbərshtät [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is an industrial…

Galesburg

(Encyclopedia) Galesburg, city (2020 pop. 30,052), seat of Knox co., W Ill., in a farm, livestock, and coal area; chartered 1841. A trade, rail, and…

Kearney

(Encyclopedia) Kearney, city (1990 pop. 24,396), seat of Buffalo co., S central Nebr., on the Platte River; inc. 1873. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center in an agricultural…

Pitman, Sir Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Pitman, Sir Isaac, 1813–97, English inventor of phonographic shorthand. In Stenographic Soundhand (1837) he set forth a shorthand system based on phonetic rather than orthographic…

Brăila

(Encyclopedia) Brăila Brăila brəēˈlä [key], city, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River. The chief…

Bladensburg

(Encyclopedia) Bladensburg Bladensburg blāˈdənzbûrg [key], town (2020 pop. 9,657), Prince Georges co., S central Md.,…

Prizren

(Encyclopedia) PrizrenPrizrenprēzˈrĕn [key], city (2011 pop. 178,112), SW Kosovo. It is a commercial center with industries that produce textiles, wood products, and filigree silver jewelry. Prizren…

Notable Asian Americans, A-Z

Grace ParkBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Steven Tyler

(Stephen Victor Tallarico)musicianBorn: 3/26/1948Birthplace: New York, New York Tyler is the lead singer of the rock group Aerosmith , which he helped form in 1970. The group moved to Boston,…

Billy Bragg

(Stephen William Bragg)singer, songwriterBorn: 12/20/1957Birthplace: Barking, Essex, England Also known as the “Bard of Barking,” this British musician is known for his politically motivated music…