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Grivas, George
(Encyclopedia) Grivas, GeorgeGrivas, Georgegrēˈväs [key], 1898–1974, Greek and Cypriot general, b. Cyprus. He joined the Greek army and early became an advocate of enosis (the union of Cyprus with…Hughes, John Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, John Joseph, 1797–1864, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland. He joined his family in the United States in 1817 and on graduating from Mt. St. Mary's…International Trade Commission, United States
(Encyclopedia) International Trade Commission, United States, independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1916 as the Tariff Commission; renamed International Trade Commission in 1975.…Louis II, emperor of the West
(Encyclopedia) Louis II, d. 875, emperor of the West (855–75), king of Italy (844–75), son of Emperor of the West Lothair I. In 844, Lothair I designated him king of Italy and in 850 he was crowned…Ljubljana
(Encyclopedia) LjubljanaLjubljanaly&oomacr;ˈblyänä [key], Ger. Laibach, city (1991 pop. 267,008), capital of Slovenia, on the Sava River. An industrial and transportation center, it has…Lutsk
(Encyclopedia) LutskLutskl&oobreve;tsk [key] Pol. Łuck, city (1989 pop. 198,000), capital of Volyn region (see Volhynia), Ukraine, a port on the Styr River. Its industries produce scientific…Lysander
(Encyclopedia) LysanderLysanderlīsănˈdər [key], d. 395 b.c., Spartan naval commander and statesman. Toward the end of the Peloponnesian War he was made admiral and built up the Spartan fleet so that…Li Tzu-cheng
(Encyclopedia) Li Tzu-chengLi Tzu-chenglē dz&oomacr;-chŭng [key], 1605–45, Chinese rebel leader who contributed to the fall of the Ming dynasty. With the help of scholars he organized a…Mitchell, William
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, William (Billy Mitchell), 1879–1936, American army officer and pilot, b. Nice, France. He enlisted (1898) in the U.S. army in the Spanish-American War and received a…Millennium Technology Prize
(Encyclopedia) Millennium Technology Prize, biennial award for innovations in technology, est. 2002 in Finland and bestowed by the Millennium Prize Foundation, an independent fund founded by members…Trending
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