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(Encyclopedia) reparations, payments or other compensation offered as an indemnity for loss or damage. Although the term is used to cover payments made to Holocaust survivors and to Japanese…Albert, Carl Bert
(Encyclopedia) Albert, Carl Bert, 1908–2000, U.S. Congressman (1947–76), b. McAlester, Okla. Admitted to the bar in 1935, Albert enlisted (1941) in the army as a private, served (1942–46) in the…Coral Sea
(Encyclopedia) Coral Sea, southwest arm of the Pacific Ocean, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu. The Great Barrier Reef lies along its western edge. During World War II it was the scene of…Cotabato
(Encyclopedia) Cotabato Cotabato kōtäbäˈtō [key], city, Maguindanao prov., W Mindanao, the Philippines, near the…Ghudamis
(Encyclopedia) Ghudamis or GhadamesGhudamisboth: gədäˈmĕs [key], town, W Libya, in an oasis in the Sahara, near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia. It was long an important caravan center on the…Gangwon
(Encyclopedia) Gangwon or Kangwon Gangwon gängˈwŭnˈ [key], province, N South Korea. Chuncheon is the capital. The 38th…Gloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke ofGloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke ofglŏsˈstər, glôˈstər [key], 1900–1974, British prince; third son of George V,…Hejiang
(Encyclopedia) Hejiang or HokiangHejiangboth: hô-jyäng [key], former province, c.52,300 sq mi (135,500 sq km), NE China. The capital was Jiamusi (Kiamusze). Created in 1945, largely out of the former…Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr., 1900–1944, American polo player and aviator, b. Aiken, S.C. The son of avid polo players, Tommy Hitchcock played in his first tournament at the age of 13.…Isonzo
(Encyclopedia) IsonzoIsonzoēzônˈtsō [key], river, 87 mi (140 km) long, rising in the Julian Alps, NW Slovenia, and flowing S through Slovenia, where it is known as the Soča, then SW through NE Italy…Trending
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