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1910 – 1919 World History

Albert Einstein (1879–1955)AIP Niels Bohr LibraryVladimir Lenin (1870–1924)Novosti PhotosWoodrow Wilson(1856–1924)The Library of Congress Picture Collection1910Boy Scouts of America…

Breeder's Cup Distaff Results

Distaff Distances: 11/4 miles (1984-87); 11/8 miles (since 1988).Year Winner (Margin)Time Jockey Trainer 2nd place 3rd place1984 Princess Rooney (7)2:022/5 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil Drysdale…

Randall Lee GIBSON, Congress, LA (1832-1892)

Senate Years of Service: 1883-1892 Party: Democrat GIBSON Randall Lee , a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born September 10, 1832, at Spring Hill, near Versailles, Woodford County,…

Treaty of Paris

This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.…

French Equatorial Africa

(Encyclopedia) French Equatorial Africa, former French federation in W central Africa. It consisted of four constituent territories: Gabon, Middle Congo (see Congo, Republic of the), Chad, and Ubangi…

International Labor Organization

(Encyclopedia) International Labor Organization (ILO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva. It was created in 1919 by the Versailles Treaty and affiliated with the…

Clouet, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Clouet, JeanClouet, JeanzhäN kl&oomacr;āˈ [key], called Janet or JehannetClouet, Jeanboth: zhänĕˈ [key], c.1485–1540, portrait and miniature painter. He was court painter and valet…

Le Nôtre, André

(Encyclopedia) Le Nôtre, AndréLe Nôtre, AndréäNdrāˈ lənōˈtrə [key], 1613–1700, the most famous landscape architect in French history, b. near the Tuileries; studied drawing with Simon Vouet at the…