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Hall of Fame for Great Americans

(Encyclopedia) Hall of Fame for Great Americans, national shrine, on the campus of Bronx Community College of the City Univ. of New York, Bronx, New York City; est. 1900. The Hall of Fame, a 630-ft (…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(Encyclopedia) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), international financial institution that invests primarily in the private sector to promote entrepreneurship and foster the…

Thule , ancient name for extreme N Europe

(Encyclopedia) ThuleThuleth&oomacr;ˈlē [key], name given by the ancients to the most northerly land of Europe. It was an island discovered and described (c.310 b.c.) by the Greek navigator…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(Encyclopedia) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable…

Prefixes for Basic Metric Units (table)

(Encyclopedia) Prefixes for Basic Metric Units Multiples Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Equivalent deka- or deca- da 101 ten hecto- h 102 hundred kilo- k 103 thousand mega- M 106 million…