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Rossi, Aldo
(Encyclopedia)Rossi, Aldo älˈdō rôsˈsē [key], 1931–97, Italian architectb. Milan; grad. Milan Polytechnic (1959). He began working for the design magazine Casabella-Continuità in 1954 and became its editor...Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard
(Encyclopedia)Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard, 1880–1960, English archaeologist. His early work included excavations at Carchemish (1912–14) and the Egyptian site of Tell el Amarna (1921–22). He was then chosen ...Gettysburg campaign
(Encyclopedia)Gettysburg campaign, June–July, 1863, series of decisive battles of the U.S. Civil War. The Gettysburg battles included more than 160,000 soldiers and many camp laborers. These included thousands ...Kansas City
(Encyclopedia)Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc...Atlanta
(Encyclopedia)Atlanta ətlănˈtə, ăt– [key], city (2020 pop. 498,715), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachi...Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, S Alaska. Located across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, the park (2,619,733 acres/1,060,621 hectares) and adjacent preserve (1,410,325 acres/570,982 hectares) featur...Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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