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Carr, Emily
(Encyclopedia)Carr, Emily, 1871–1945, Canadian painter. She studied (1889–c.1895) at the San Francisco School of Art and later in London and in Paris. In Victoria, British Columbia, she taught painting and visi...Fremont
(Encyclopedia)Fremont frēˈmŏnt [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 230,504), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisc...Paris Pacts
(Encyclopedia)Paris Pacts, four international agreements signed in Paris on Oct. 23, 1954, to establish a new international status for West Germany. Since the end of World War II, West Germany had been occupied by ...Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Rio Grande rēˈō grănd, rēˈō gränˈdē [key], river, c.1,885 mi (3,000 km) long, rising in SW Colo. in the San Juan Mts. and flowing south through the middle of N.Mex., past Albuquerque, then c...Chimney Rock National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Chimney Rock National Monument, 4,726 acres (1,913 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 2012. Located in San Juan National Forest, it is bordered by the Southern Ute reservation. Within the monument are the r...Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
(Encyclopedia)Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, private philanthropic organization established in 2000 by Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel Corp., and his wife Betty. The foundation funds projects in science and e...Ciudad Victoria
(Encyclopedia)Ciudad Victoria syo͞oᵺäᵺˈ vēktōˈryä [key], city, capital of Tamaulipas sta...child labor
(Encyclopedia)child labor, use of the young as workers in factories, farms, mines, and other facilities, especially in work that is physically hazardous or morally, socially, or mentally harmful, involves a form of...Giers, Nikolai Karlovich
(Encyclopedia)Giers, Nikolai Karlovich nyĭkəlīˈ kärˈləvĭch gēyĕrsˈ [key], 1820–95, Russian statesman. Appointed deputy foreign minister in 1875, he increasingly took over the duties of the elderly fore...Azov
(Encyclopedia)Azov əzôfˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 82,000), SE European Russia, a port on the Don River delta near the Sea of Azov. It is a rail junction, a light industrial center, and a fishing center. Touri...Browse by Subject
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