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(Encyclopedia) Galba (Servius Sulpicius Galba)Galbagălˈbə [key], 3 b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor (a.d. 68–a.d. 69). He distinguished himself in a political and military career as praetor (a.d. 20),…Fitzgerald, Lord Edward
(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Lord Edward, 1763–98, Irish revolutionary; son of James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of Kildare and 1st duke of Leinster (see Kildare, James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of). After an…Black, Jeremiah Sullivan
(Encyclopedia) Black, Jeremiah Sullivan, 1810–83, American cabinet officer, b. Somerset co., Pa. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1830, Black became a successful lawyer. As U.S. Attorney General (…Bligh, William
(Encyclopedia) Bligh, WilliamBligh, Williamblī [key], 1754–1817, British admiral. He is chiefly remembered for the mutiny (1789) on his ship, the Bounty, but he had a long and notable career. He was…Tukhachevsky, Mikhail Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Tukhachevsky or Toukhachevski, Mikhail NikolayevichTukhachevsky or Toukhachevski, Mikhail Nikolayevichboth: mēkhəyēlˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch t&oomacr;khəchĕfˈskē [key], 1893–1937, Soviet…Selected Essays in Black History: Reconstruction
Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl An Appeal to Congress for Impa... Reconstruction by Frederick Douglass The assembling of the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth Congress may very…Rákosi, Mátyás
(Encyclopedia) Rákosi, MátyásRákosi, Mátyásmäˈtyäs räˈkōshē [key], 1892–1971, Hungarian Communist politician. An associate of Bela Kun and later a disciple of Joseph Stalin, Rákosi was one of the…Saisset, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Saisset, BernardSaisset, Bernardbĕrnärˈ sĕsāˈ [key], d. 1314, French churchman. In 1295 he became bishop of Pamiers (near Foix, S France). He was sent (1301) by Pope Boniface VIII as…Riel, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Riel, LouisRiel, Louislwē rēĕlˈ [key], 1844–85, Canadian insurgent, leader of two rebellions, b. Manitoba, of French and Métis parentage. In 1869–70 he led the rebels of the Red River…Potchefstroom
(Encyclopedia) PotchefstroomPotchefstroompŏchˈəfstrōm, –str&oomacr;m [key], city, now part and seat of Tlokwe local municipality, North West prov. (in what formerly was part of Transvaal), NE…Trending
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