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(Encyclopedia) SequoyahSequoyahsĭkwoiˈə [key], c.1766–1843, Native North American leader, creator of the Cherokee syllabary, b. Loudon co., Tenn. Although many historians believe that he was the son…Perrot, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Perrot, NicolasPerrot, Nicolasnēkôläˈ [key]Perrot, Nicolas pĕrōˈ [key], 1644–c.1718, French explorer in Canada and the Old Northwest. He came to New France as a child and, in service…Eskimo-Aleut
(Encyclopedia) Eskimo-Aleut, family of Native American languages consisting of Aleut (spoken on the Aleutian Islands and the Kodiak Peninsula) and Eskimo or Inuktitut (spoken in Alaska, Canada,…Guaraní
(Encyclopedia) GuaraníGuaranígwäränēˈ [key], indigenous group living in the eastern lowland area of South America, related to the Tupí of the Rio São Francisco and the Tupinambá on the Atlantic coast…Campion, Saint Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Campion, Saint EdmundCampion, Saint Edmundkămˈpēən [key], c.1540–1581, English Jesuit martyr, educated at St. Paul's School and St. John's College, Oxford. As a fellow at Oxford he…Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker
(Encyclopedia) Buck, Pearl SydenstrickerBuck, Pearl Sydenstrickersīˈdənstrĭkˌər [key], 1892–1973, American author, b. Hillsboro, W.Va., grad. Randolph-Macon Women's College, 1914, the first American…Benin, city and former kingdom, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], city, S Nigeria, a port on the Benin River. Palm nuts and timber…Walter Henry JUDD, Congress, MN (1898-1994)
JUDD Walter Henry , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Rising City, Butler County, Nebr., on September 25, 1898; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Nebraska at…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of October 18, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from President Bolsonaro being charged with crimes against humanities to extreme flooding in India and Nepal. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it…Biographies: Notable Protestant Religious Leaders
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