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Arusha

(Encyclopedia)Arusha əro͞oˈshə [key], city (2020 pop. 493,000), capital of Arusha prov., NE Tanzania. It is an industrial and administrative center, connected by rail with Tanga on ...

Villari, Pasquale

(Encyclopedia)Villari, Pasquale päskwäˈlā vēlˈlärē [key], 1826–1917, Italian historian and statesman. He took part in the Revolution of 1848, served in the legislative chamber (1867–82), and was ministe...

Luxemburg, Rosa

(Encyclopedia)Luxemburg, Rosa rōˈzä lo͝okˈsəmbo͝ork [key], 1871–1919, German revolutionary, b. Russian Poland. Her revolutionary activities forced her to flee to Switzerland in 1889, where she became a Mar...

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

(Encyclopedia)Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Denali National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Denali National Park and Preserve dənälˈē [key], in the Alaska Range, S central Alaska; comprising Denali National Park (4,740,912 acres/1,919,398 hectares), est. as Mt. McKinley National Park 191...

City of Rocks National Reserve

(Encyclopedia)City of Rocks National Reserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Clara Barton National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Clara Barton National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Charles Pinckney National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...