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Genovese, Eugene Dominick
(Encyclopedia) Genovese, Eugene Dominick, 1930–2012, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Brooklyn College (B.A., 1953), Columbia (M.A., 1955; Ph.D., 1959). Known for his penetrating studies…Chongqing
(Encyclopedia) Chongqing Chongqing ch&oobreve;ngˈchēngˈ [key] or Chungking Chongqing…Dhaka
(Encyclopedia) Dhaka or Dacca Dhaka both: dăkˈə [key], city (2021 est. pop. 10,356,500), capital of Bangladesh, on a…Dance Theatre of Harlem
(Encyclopedia) Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first…Kinshasa
(Encyclopedia) KinshasaKinshasakēnˈshäsə [key], city (1984 pop. 2,664,309), capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, W Congo, a port on Pool Malebo of the Congo River. It is the Congo's…Kyoto
(Encyclopedia) KyotoKyotokyōˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,461,140), capital of Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Kamo River. Yodo is its port. Kyoto is one of Japan's largest cities and an…library school
(Encyclopedia) library school, educational institution providing professional training for librarians (see also library). Librarians were trained by apprenticeship until the late 19th cent. The first…botanical garden
(Encyclopedia) botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants.…Tel Aviv
(Encyclopedia) Tel AvivTel Avivtĕl əvēvˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial,…United States Naval Academy
(Encyclopedia) United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. navy or marine corps. George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded and…Trending
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