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Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe
(Encyclopedia) Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe, 1924–1966, Nigerian military officer and political leader. An Igbo from Umuahia, he joined the Nigerian army in 1942 and received military…Summit, Pat
(Encyclopedia) Summit, Pat (Patricia Sue Summit), 1952–2016, American basketball player and coach, b. Clarksville, Tenn., as Patricia Sue Head. She played basketball at the Univ. of Tennessee at…Edmundston
(Encyclopedia) Edmundston Edmundston ĕdˈmənstən [key], city, NW N.B., Canada, at the confluence of the St. John and…Vestfjarða
(Encyclopedia) VestfjarðaVestfjarðavĕstˈfyärˌᵺä [key], peninsula, c.80 mi (130 km) long, NW Iceland, between Breiðafjörður and Húnaflói and extending into the Denmark Strait. The peninsula, c.90 mi (…Lysippos
(Encyclopedia) LysipposLysipposlīsĭpˈəs [key], fl. late 4th cent. b.c., Greek sculptor, head of the Sicyon school. Hellenistic sculpture was based largely on the style he introduced. In treating the…prime minister
(Encyclopedia) prime minister or premier, chief member of the cabinet in a parliamentary system of government. The prime minister is head of the government, in contrast with the head of state, who…Justin Morgan
(Encyclopedia) Justin Morgan, 1792–1821, American horse, the foundation sire of the Justin Morgan breed of horses. Originally called “Figure,” the stallion was renamed for his first owner, Justin…Tintagel
(Encyclopedia) TintagelTintageltĭntāˈjəl [key], small town, Cornwall, SW England. It is S of Tintagel Head, a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow, rocky neck of land. The ruined Tintagel…Shelepin, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia) Shelepin, AleksandrShelepin, Aleksandrəlyĭksänˈdər shĕlĕˈpĭn [key], 1918–94, political leader in the Soviet Union. Active in the Young Communist League from the early 1940s, he later…Samoa, country, SW Pacific Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Samoa, formerly Western Samoa, officially Independent State of Samoa, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 194,000), South Pacific, comprising the western half of the Samoa island…Trending
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