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Vigo, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Vigo, JeanVigo, JeanzhäN vēgōˈ [key], 1905–34, French movie director, whose original name was Jean Almereyda. His reputation is based on two superb films: Zéro de Conduite (1933) and L…Venetiaan, Ronald
(Encyclopedia) Venetiaan, Ronald (Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan)Venetiaan, Ronaldvēnēsēänˈ [key], 1936–, Surinamese political leader, president of Suriname (1991–96, 2000–2010). A mathematician by…Fanon, Frantz Omar
(Encyclopedia) Fanon, Frantz Omar Fanon, Frantz Omar fräNts ômärˈ fänôNˈ [key], 1925–…Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich
(Encyclopedia) Zhukov, Georgi KonstantinovichZhukov, Georgi Konstantinovichgēôrˈgē kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch zh&oomacr;ˈkôf [key], 1896–1974, Soviet marshal. He fought in the October Revolution (1917)…snowmobile
(Encyclopedia) snowmobile, vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of the vehicle depends to a…Pathet Lao
(Encyclopedia) Pathet LaoPathet Laopätˈət lou [key], left-wing nationalist group that was ultimately victorious in the Laotian civil war that began in the mid-1950s. The name was first used in 1950…Greeley
(Encyclopedia) Greeley, city (2020 pop. 108,795), seat of Weld co., N Colo., at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; inc. 1885. It is a rail…Goltz, Colmar, Freiherr von der
(Encyclopedia) Goltz, Colmar, Freiherr von derGoltz, Colmar, Freiherr von derkôlˈmär frīˈhĕr fən dər gôlts [key], 1843–1916, Prussian field marshal and military historian. A soldier, he served in the…pallium
(Encyclopedia) palliumpalliumpălˈēəm [key], vestment proper to the pope, who confers it on archbishops in token of their union with and obedience to him. It is a band of cloth worn around the neck…Cheyenne Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Cheyenne Mountain, c.9,565 ft (2,915 m), in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., El Paso co., central Colo., SW of Colorado Springs. Halfway up the mountain, in North Cheyenne Park, is…Trending
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