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Odinga, Raila Amolo
(Encyclopedia) Odinga, Raila AmoloOdinga, Raila Amoloräēˈlä ämōˈlō [key]Odinga, Raila Amolo ōdĭnˈgä [key] 1945–, Kenyan political leader, son of Oginga Odinga, Kenya's first vice president. After…Iowa City
(Encyclopedia) Iowa City, city (2020 pop. 74,828), seat of Johnson co., E Iowa, on both sides of the Iowa River; founded 1839 as the capital of Iowa…Youngstown
(Encyclopedia) Youngstown, city (1990 pop. 95,732), seat of Mahoning co., NE Ohio, near the Pa. line; founded 1797, inc. 1849. It was formerly a major U.S. iron and steel center. In the 1970s many of…Arawak
(Encyclopedia) ArawakArawakäˈräwäk [key], linguistic stock of indigenous people who came from South America and, at the time of the Spanish Conquest, occupied the islands of the Greater Antilles, the…Ward, Artemas
(Encyclopedia) Ward, ArtemasWard, Artemasärˈtĭməs [key], 1727–1800, American general in the American Revolution, b. Shrewsbury, Mass. He was active in colonial politics and served in the French and…Ekelöf, Gunnar
(Encyclopedia) Ekelöf, GunnarEkelöf, Gunnargüˈnär ĕkˈəlöf [key], 1907–68, Swedish poet. Ekelöf's lifelong interest in mysticism was evident in his first book, Late Arrival on Earth (1932, tr. 1967),…Lévis, François Gaston, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Lévis, François Gaston, duc deLévis, François Gaston, duc defräNswäˈ gästôNˈ dük də lāvēsˈ [key], 1720–87, French soldier. Entering the army in 1735, he distinguished himself in the…Landon, Letitia Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Landon, Letitia Elizabeth, pseud. L.E.L., 1802–38, English poet and novelist. Although no longer highly regarded, she was one of the best-known and popular literary figures of her day…Walt Whitman: Thought ("Of persons arrived at high positions")
ThoughtOf persons arrived at high positions, ceremonies, wealth, scholarships, and the like; (To me all that those persons have arrived at sinks away from them, except as it results…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive
by Robert Burns Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We SeverThou Gloomy DecemberBehold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive Behold the hour, the boat, arrive! My dearest Nancy, O fareweel!…Trending
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