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(Encyclopedia) ThugsThugsthŭgz [key], former Indian religious sect of murderers and robbers, also called Phansigars [stranglers]. Membership was primarily hereditary and included both Hindus and…Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Gros, Antoine-Jean, BaronGros, Antoine-Jean, BaronäNtwänˈ zhäN bärôNˈgrō [key], 1771–1835, French painter. He studied with his father, a miniaturist, and with J.-L. David, whose…Women's Olympic Diving
Multiple gold medals: Pat McCormick and Fu Mingxia, Wu Minxia CHN (4); Ingrid Engel-Krämer (3); Vicki Draves, Dorothy Poynton Hill, Guo Jingjing, Gao Min, and Chen Ruolin CHN (2).…Platform DivePoints
1912 Greta Johansson, Sweden 39.90 1920 Stefani Fryland, Denmark 34.60 1924 Caroline…1936 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists
Event Time 100m Free Rie Mastenbroek, NED 1:05.9 OR Jeanette Campbell, ARG 1:06.4 Gisela Arendt, GER 1:06.6 400m Free Rie Mastenbroek, NED…Albany Regency
(Encyclopedia) Albany Regency, name given, after 1820, to the leaders of the first political machine, which was developed in New York state by Martin Van Buren. The name derived from the charge that…Thomas STONE, Congress, MD (1743-1787)
STONE, Thomas, (brother of Michael Jenifer Stone), a Delegate from Maryland; born at Poynton Manor, Charles County, Md., in 1743; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to…Almagro, Diego de
(Encyclopedia) Almagro, Diego deAlmagro, Diego dedyāˈgō dā älmäˈgrō [key], c.1475–1538, Spanish conquistador, a leader in the conquest of Peru. A partner of Francisco Pizarro, he took part in the…Emirates of the South, Federation of the
(Encyclopedia) Emirates of the South, Federation of the: see South Arabia, Federation of.Federation of the Emirates of the South
(Encyclopedia) Federation of the Emirates of the South: see South Arabia, Federation of.Trending
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