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Brewer's: Amiens
(3 syl.). The Peace of Amiens , March 27, 1802, a treaty signed by Joseph Bonaparte, the Marquis of Cornwallis, Azara, and Schimmelpenninck, to settle the disputed points between France,…Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World
Keeping your brain active in a Covid-19 world With the COVID-19 pandemic, online activity has boomed. People are shopping, working, and socializing virtually across the world. And, to try and stay…1976 Olympics
MontrealTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern…neutrality
(Encyclopedia) neutrality, in international law, status of a nation that refrains from participation in a war between other states and maintains an impartial attitude toward the belligerents.…Organization of American States
(Encyclopedia) Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,…Crimean War
(Encyclopedia) Crimean WarCrimean Warkrīmēˈən [key], 1853–56, war between Russia on the one hand and the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, and Sardinia on the other. The causes of the conflict…Grenada
(Encyclopedia) CE5 GrenadaGrenadagrĭnāˈdə [key], independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (2015 est. pop. 107,000), 133 sq mi (344 sq km), in the Windward Islands, West Indies. The…Calles, Plutarco Elías
(Encyclopedia) Calles, Plutarco ElíasCalles, Plutarco Elíaspl&oomacr;tärˈkō ālēˈäs käˈyās [key], 1877–1945, Mexican statesman, president (1924–28). In 1913 he left schoolteaching to fight with…Boniface VIII
(Encyclopedia) Boniface VIII, 1235–1303, pope (1294–1303), an Italian (b. Anagni) named Benedetto Caetani; successor of St. Celestine V. As a cardinal he was independent of the factions in the papal…Tallest Buildings Timeline
When and how high they have been built by Beth Rowen and Catherine McNiff 1890 New York World Building, New York City (309 feet, the number of stories is disputed, but figures…Trending
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