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Chesney, Francis Rawdon
(Encyclopedia) Chesney, Francis RawdonChesney, Francis Rawdonchĕzˈnē [key], 1789–1872, British soldier and explorer in Asia. His examination of a route for the Suez Canal (1829) demonstrated the…Akron
(Encyclopedia) Akron Akron ăkˈrən [key], city (2020 pop. 190,469), seat of Summit co., NE Ohio, on the Little Cuyahoga River; inc. 1865. Once the heart of the nation's…Cuyahoga Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia) Cuyahoga Valley National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Parkkīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a…Czech Legion
(Encyclopedia) Czech Legion, military force of about 40,000 to 50,000 men, composed mostly of Czech and Slovak Russian prisoners of war and deserters from the Austro-Hungarian army who enrolled in…East Moline
(Encyclopedia) East Moline East Moline mōlēnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 20,393), Rock Island co., NW Ill., a suburb of…Jinan
(Encyclopedia) JinanJinanjē-nän [key] or TsinanTsinantsĭnˈänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,659,900), capital of Shandong prov., E China. It lies 3 mi (4.8 km) S of the Huang He (Yellow River) and is…Arad, city, Romania
(Encyclopedia) Arad Arad ärädˈ [key], city, W Romania, in the Banat, on the Mureşul River, near the Hungarian border. It is an important railroad junction and a leading…Linköping
(Encyclopedia) LinköpingLinköpinglĭnˈchöˌpĭng [key], city (1990 pop. 82,450), capital of Östergötland co., S Sweden, near Lake Roxen. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center.…Erzurum
(Encyclopedia) Erzurum Erzurum ĕrˈz&oobreve;r&oobreve;mˌ [key] or Erzerum Erzurum…Dix, John Adams
(Encyclopedia) Dix, John Adams, 1798–1879, American statesman, b. Boscawen, N.H. He served in the War of 1812, was later admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Cooperstown, N.Y. He held high state…Trending
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