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Aarhus

(Encyclopedia) Aarhus Aarhus ôrˈh&oomacr;s [key], city (2021 est. pop. 282,910), capital of Aarhus co., central Denmark, on Aarhus Bay, an arm of the Kattegat. The…

Glacier National Park, United States

(Encyclopedia) Glacier National Park, 1,013,572 acres (410,497 hectares), NW Mont.; est. 1910. Straddling the Continental Divide, the park contains some of the most beautiful primitive wilderness in…

Grambling State University

(Encyclopedia) Grambling State University, at Grambling, La.; coeducational; state supported; est. 1901, attained university status 1974; predominantly African American. It has colleges of liberal…

Assiniboine, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Assiniboine, Mount, 11,870 ft (3,618 m) high, on the British Columbia–Alta. line, Canada, on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mts. It is the focal point of Mt. Assiniboine…

Eatontown

(Encyclopedia) Eatontown, borough (2020 pop. 13,597), Monmouth co., E central N.J.; inc. 1926. A residential borough, it is named for Thomas Eaton, who…

Arcole

(Encyclopedia) ArcoleArcoleärˈkōlā [key], village (1987 est. pop. 4,500), Venetia, N Italy. There, in Nov., 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians in a three-day battle.

Kanye

(Encyclopedia) KanyeKanyekänˈyə [key], town (1991 est. pop. 26,300), SE Botswana. It is a commercial and administrative center. Asbestos and diamonds are mined nearby.

Fort Benning

(Encyclopedia) Fort Benning, U.S. army post, 189,000 acres (76,500 hectares), W Ga., S of Columbus; est. 1918. One of the largest army posts in the United States, it is the nation's largest infantry…

Washington University

(Encyclopedia) Washington University, at St. Louis, Mo.; coeducational; est. as Eliot Seminary 1853, opened 1854, renamed 1857. It has a well-known medical school and school of social work as well as…

Cegléd

(Encyclopedia) CeglédCeglédtsĕgˈlād [key], city (1991 est. pop. 37,013), central Hungary. It is a road and rail hub and a trade center for agricultural products.