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Holy Cross, College of the
(Encyclopedia)Holy Cross, College of the, at Worcester, Mass.; Jesuit; founded and opened 1843, chartered 1865 as a school for men, coeducational since 1972. Noteworthy among its facilities are the O'Callahan Scien...Organization of the Islamic Conference
(Encyclopedia)Organization of the Islamic Conference: see Organization of Islamic Cooperation. ...Carlos, prince of the Asturias
(Encyclopedia)Carlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal. Don Carlos, who seems to have been mentally unbalanced and subject to fits of homicidal mania, was imprisone...Ten Thousand, March of the
(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand, March of the: see Xenophon. ...Common Market of the South
(Encyclopedia)Common Market of the South: see Mercosur. ...Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
(Encyclopedia)Caves of the Thousand Buddhas: see Dunhuang. ...Bertha of the Big Foot
(Encyclopedia)Bertha of the Big Foot: see Bertrada. ...Renewed Church of the Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Renewed Church of the Brethren: see Moravian Church. ...Brothers of the Common Life
(Encyclopedia)Brothers of the Common Life: see Groote, Gerard. ...White Hill, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)White Hill, battle of the: see White Mountain. ...Browse by Subject
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