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Clearchus
(Encyclopedia) ClearchusClearchusklēärˈkəs [key], d. 401 b.c., Spartan officer, celebrated as the leader of the Ten Thousand. Sent in 410 to govern Byzantium, he made himself unpopular by his harsh…Gananoque
(Encyclopedia) Gananoque Gananoque gănənŏkˈwē, –wə [key], town, SE Ont., Canada, on…August 2020 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…The True George Washington: Enemies
EnemiesGeorge MuseAny man of force is to be known quite as much by the character of his enemies as by that of his friends, and this is true of Washington. The subject offers some difficulties…The True George Washington: Farmer and Proprietor
Farmer and ProprietorMount VernonThe earliest known Washington coat of arms had blazoned upon it "3 Cinque foiles," which was the herald's way of saying that the bearer was a landholder and…October 2020 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | World News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…Cunaxa
(Encyclopedia) CunaxaCunaxaky&oomacr;năkˈsə [key], ancient town of Babylonia, near the Euphrates River, NE of Ctesiphon. It was the scene of a battle (401 b.c.) between Cyrus the Younger and…Fort George G. Meade
(Encyclopedia) Fort George G. Meade, U.S. army post, 13,500 acres (5,460 hectares), central Md., between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; est. 1917 as a World War I induction center.America's Most Endangered Places 2010
Metropolitan AME Church in Washington D.C. is among American sites most at risk by Dana J. Quigley America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2009America's Most Endangered…Lawes, Lewis Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883–1947, American penologist, b. Elmira, N.Y. As warden (1920–41) of Sing Sing Prison, a New York state prison located at Ossining, N.Y., he carried out many…