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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...Bahariya
(Encyclopedia)Bahariya or Baharia bäˌhärēˈə [key], oasis (1996 est. pop. 25,000), in the Libyan Desert, central Egypt, c.200 mi (322 km) south-southwest of Alexandria. Connected by numerous caravan routes wit...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...Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
(Encyclopedia)Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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