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Corregidor
(Encyclopedia) CorregidorCorregidorkərĕˈgĭdôrˌ [key], historic fortified island (c.2 sq mi/5 sq km), at the entrance to Manila Bay, just off Bataan peninsula of Luzon island, the Philippines. From…Manila Bay
(Encyclopedia) Manila Bay, nearly landlocked inlet of the South China Sea, SW Luzon, the Philippines. About 35 mi (56 km) wide at its broadest point and 30 mi (48 km) long, it is the best natural…Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew
(Encyclopedia) Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883–1953, American general, b. Walla Walla, Wash. Commissioned in the army in 1906, he reached the rank of brigadier general in 1938. In World War II he…Wolf, Hugo
(Encyclopedia) Wolf, HugoWolf, Hugoh&oomacr;ˈgō [key]Wolf, Hugo vôlf [key], 1860–1903, Austrian composer; studied at the Vienna Conservatory. From 1883 to 1887 he wrote musical criticism for the…Bataan
(Encyclopedia) Bataan Bataan bătănˈ, –tänˈ, bätä-änˈ [key], peninsula and province, W…alcalde
(Encyclopedia) alcaldealcaldeălkălˈdē, Span. älkälˈdā [key] [Span., from Arab.,=the judge], Spanish official title, in existence at least from the 11th cent. Since the late 19th cent. it has been…Emmet O'NEAL, Congress, KY (1887-1967)
O'NEAL Emmet , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Ky., on April 14, 1887; attended the public schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1907, from Yale…O’NEAL, Emmet, Congress, KY (1887-1967)
O’NEAL, Emmet, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Ky., on April 14, 1887; attended the public schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1907, from Yale…Carlos Peña ROMULO, Congress, PI (1899-1985)
ROMULO Carlos Peña , a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippines; born in Camiling, Tarlac Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, January 14, 1899; graduated from the University…Timeline: Philippines History, Part I
Part I: Magellan, Rizal, and Philippine independence by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross B.C. 1521 1521 1886 1901 1934 1946 Next: 1965-present About 25,000 B.C. The ancestors of the…Trending
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