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(Encyclopedia) picnic, social gathering at which each participant generally brings food to be shared. The Picnic Society was formed in London early in the 19th cent. by a group of fashionable people…nuclear winter
(Encyclopedia) nuclear winter, theory holding that the smoke and dust produced by a large nuclear war would result in a prolonged period of cold on the earth. The earliest version of the theory,…Geneva Conventions
(Encyclopedia) Geneva Conventions, series of treaties signed (1864–1949) in Geneva, Switzerland, providing for humane treatment of combatants and civilians in wartime. The first convention, signed by…Guelleh, Ismaïl Omar
(Encyclopedia) Guelleh, Ismaïl OmarGuelleh, Ismaïl Omarhĭsˈmäĭl ōˈmär gĕlˈlä [key], 1947–, Djiboutian political leader, b. Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. He moved to Djibouti (then a French territory) in the…Lithuanian
(Encyclopedia) LithuanianLithuanianlĭthˌ&oomacr;āˈnēən [key], a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages). The official language…Chamberlain, Owen
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, Owen, 1920–2006, American physicist, b. San Francisco, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. He was on the faculty at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, from 1949 until…Ussuri
(Encyclopedia) UssuriUssuri&oomacr;s&oomacr;ˈrē [key], Mandarin Wusuli, river, c.365 mi (590 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Ulukhe and Daubikhe rivers, S Maritime Territory,…praetor
(Encyclopedia) praetorpraetorprētˈər [key], in ancient Rome, originally a consul, and later a judicial magistrate (from c.366 b.c.). In 242 b.c. two praetors were appointed, the urban praetor (…serenade
(Encyclopedia) serenade [Ital. sera=evening], term used to designate several types of musical composition. Opera and song literature yield numerous examples of the serenade sung or played by a lover…Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of, d. 1176, English nobleman, also known as Richard Strongbow. He went as an adventurer (1170) to Ireland at the request of the hard-pressed Dermot…Trending
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