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(Encyclopedia)Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic sciences, enginee...Day of the Dead
(Encyclopedia)Day of the Dead, Span. Día de los Muertos, annual festival in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, commonly on November 1st and 2d. Its ancient Mesoamerican roots now augmented by Christian custo...Congo, kingdom of the
(Encyclopedia)Congo, kingdom of the: see Kongo, kingdom of. ...duplication of the cube
(Encyclopedia)duplication of the cube: see geometric problems of antiquity. ...Pentagon, the
(Encyclopedia)Pentagon, the, building accommodating the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Located in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is a vast five-sided building designed by Los A...Ivanovo
(Encyclopedia)Ivanovo ēväˈnəvə [key], city, capital of Ivanovo region, central European Russia, in the ...obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia)obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination. ...Maccabees, Feast of the
(Encyclopedia)Maccabees, Feast of the: see Hanukkah. ...Church of the Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Church of the Brethren: see Brethren. ...cock of the plains
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