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Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 6, 1941)

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress: I address you, the Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union. I use the…

Manchester, city, England

(Encyclopedia) ManchesterManchestermănˈchəstər, –chĕsˌtər [key], city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 397,400), NW England, a port on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers. Manchester remains…

Izmir

(Encyclopedia) Izmir Izmir ĭzmīrˈ [key], formerly Smyrna Izmir…

Genoa

(Encyclopedia) Genoa Genoa jĕnˈōwə [key], Ital. Genova, city, capital of Genoa prov. and of…

Gdańsk

(Encyclopedia) GdańskGdańskgədänskˈ [key], formerly DanzigGdańskdănˈsĭg [key], city (1993 est. pop. 466,700), capital of Pomorskie prov., N Poland, on a branch of the Vistula and on the Gulf of…

Jamaica Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Jamaica Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Jamaican Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY Arawaks…

Annam

(Encyclopedia) AnnamAnnamənămˈ, ăˈnăm [key], historic region (c.58,000 sq mi/150,200 sq km) and former state, in central Vietnam, SE Asia. The capital was Hue. The region extended nearly 800 mi (1,…