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September 2016: North Korea Tests Nuclear Warhead
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of September 2016. 1. Death of Uzbekistan's…Ito, Hirobumi
(Encyclopedia) Ito, HirobumiIto, Hirobumihērōˈb&oomacr;mē ēˈtō [key], 1841–1909, Japanese statesman, the outstanding figure in the modernization of Japan. As a young Choshu samurai, he was a…Russo-Japanese War
(Encyclopedia) Russo-Japanese War, 1904–5, imperialistic conflict that grew out of the rival designs of Russia and Japan on Manchuria and Korea. Russian failure to withdraw from Manchuria and Russian…Iri
(Encyclopedia) IriIriēˈrēˈ [key], former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan.Tsuruga
(Encyclopedia) TsurugaTsurugats&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 68,041), Fukui prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. It was long a center for commerce with…Cheongju
(Encyclopedia) Cheongju or Chongju Cheongju chôngˈj&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, capital of North Chungcheong prov., W…Jinju
(Encyclopedia) Jinju or ChinjuChinjujēnˈj&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 329,913), S South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., S South Korea. It is a transportation, agricultural, and cultural center…Pohang
(Encyclopedia) PohangPohangpôˈhängˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 508,983), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on Yeongil (Yongil) Bay of the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). A fishing port and…Pyeongchang
(Encyclopedia) Pyeongchang, city (2011 est. pop. 43,000), NE South Korea, in the Taebaek Mtns. on the Pyeongchang river. Pyeongchang is the seat of Pyeongchang co., a mountainous farming region that…Trending
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