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(Encyclopedia) TashkentTashkenttăshkĕntˈ, –kĕndˈ [key] or ToshkentTashkenttŏsh– [key], city (1992 pop. 2,133,000), capital of Tashkent region and of Uzbekistan, in the foothills of the Tian Shan mts…Memphis, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…Channel Islands, British dependency
(Encyclopedia) Channel Islands, archipelago (2015 est. pop. 164,000), 75 sq mi (194 sq km), 10 mi (16 km) off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. The main islands are Jersey,…Faeroe Islands
(Encyclopedia) Faeroe Islands or Faröe IslandsFaeroe Islandsboth: fârˈō [key], Dan. Færøerne, Faeroese Føroyar, group of volcanic islands (2015 est. pop. 49,000), 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km), Denmark, in…Hadid, Dame Zaha
(Encyclopedia) Hadid, Dame Zaha, 1950–2016, British architect, b. Baghdad, studied American Univ., Beirut (1968–71), Architectural Association School, London (grad. 1977). A partner in Rem Koolhaas's…Kimora Lee Simmons
The creative director of Baby Phat fashions, Kimora Lee Simmons is a former model and the wife of record and clothing mogul Russell Simmons. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri but spent…Columbus
(Encyclopedia) Columbus. 1 City (2020 pop. 206,922), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc…Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton began manufacturing trunks in Paris in 1854, and the company he started went on to become one of the world's most famous makers of luxury goods. The company is now especially known for…John Kenneth Galbraith 2006 Deaths
John Kenneth GalbraithAge: 97 Harvard economist and best-selling author who advised several presidents and championed using government funds to reduce unemployment and for public services. An…Jeff Bezos
Name at birth: Jeffrey Preston JorgensenJeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon.com and one of the richest people in the world. Jeff Bezos was born to Jacklyn and Ted Jorgensen; after their divorce,…Trending
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