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Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of
(Encyclopedia) Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of, SE Africa, 1953–63, composed of the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and…Felton, William Harrell
(Encyclopedia) Felton, William Harrell, 1823–1909, American political leader, b. Oglethorpe co., Ga. After studying medicine he practiced for awhile, but gave it up for farming in 1847. Ordained a…Grosvenor Gallery
(Encyclopedia) Grosvenor Gallery, founded in London (1877) by Sir Coutts Lindsay (1839–1913), for the independent exhibition (opening May 1 annually) of paintings and sculpture by established artists…Harburg
(Encyclopedia) HarburgHarburghärˈb&oobreve;rkh [key], district of Hamburg, N Germany; a port on the Elbe River. Refined petroleum and rubber goods are produced in the district. Formerly an…Ashiya
(Encyclopedia) Ashiya Ashiya äshēˈyä [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. Known for its beauty, Ashiya is a residential and industrial…Falls Church
(Encyclopedia) Falls Church, independent city (2020 pop. 14,917), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948…Hail, city, Saudi Arabia
(Encyclopedia) Hail Hail häˈēl, hīl [key], city, N central Saudi Arabia. The city grew because of its location…Northeastern University
(Encyclopedia) Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. It is…runner
(Encyclopedia) runner or stolon, slender, creeping stem capable of taking root where its nodes touch the ground and thereby producing new shoots. The runner itself usually dies at the end of the…Radford
(Encyclopedia) Radford, city (1990 pop. 15,940), surrounded by but independent of Pulaski and Montgomery counties, SW Va., on the New River; settled 1756, inc. as a city 1892. Motors, iron castings,…Trending
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