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Goldie, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Goldie, Sir George (George Goldie Taubman), 1846–1925, British colonial administrator, b. Isle of Man. Goldie entered the Niger River trade in the 1870s, and his company soon dominated…Mylae
(Encyclopedia) MylaeMylaemīˈlē [key], ancient port, NE Sicily, now Milazzo. It was settled by colonists from Messina. Here in 260 b.c. the Romans in a newly built fleet were led to victory over the…Federal Communications Commission
(Encyclopedia) Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public…Ine
(Encyclopedia) IneIneīˈnə [key], king of Wessex (688–726). In 694 he forced the people of Kent to pay compensation for the murder of a kinsman, and he extended his sway over Sussex and Surrey and…Alfonso VII, Spanish king of Castile and León
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104–57, Spanish king of Castile and León (1126–57), son and successor of Urraca. He recovered the places in Castile that his stepfather, Alfonso I…Custoza
(Encyclopedia) CustozaCustozak&oomacr;stôˈtsä [key] or CustozzaCustoza–tôtˈtsä [key], village, Venetia, N Italy, near Verona. It was the scene of an Austrian victory over Sardinia in 1848 (see…Peter IV, king of Aragón
(Encyclopedia) Peter IV (Peter the Ceremonious), 1319?–1387, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1336–87); son and successor of Alfonso IV. He supported Alfonso XI of Castile at the battle of…Open University
(Encyclopedia) Open University, headquartered at Milton Keynes, England; founded 1969 as the Univ. of the Air. In 1971 a distance learning program was begun that now consists of correspondence…Nathan
(Encyclopedia) NathanNathannāˈthən [key], in the Bible. 1 Court prophet in the time of David and Solomon. He announced the oracle to David concerning his dynasty. He confronted David over David's…triforium
(Encyclopedia) triforiumtriforiumtrīfôrˈēəm [key], in church architecture, an arcaded gallery above the arches of the nave. In the interiors of medieval churches each bay of the nave wall customarily…Trending
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