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Charles Russell TRAIN, Congress, MA (1817-1885)

TRAIN Charles Russell , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Framingham, Mass., October 18, 1817; attended the common schools, Framingham Academy, and was graduated from Brown University,…

Rügen

(Encyclopedia) RügenRügenrüˈgən [key], island (1994 est. pop. 85,000), 358 sq mi (927 sq km), Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, NE Germany, in the Baltic Sea, separated from the mainland by the Strelasund…

Ivanov, Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich

(Encyclopedia) Ivanov, Vsevolod VyacheslavovichIvanov, Vsevolod Vyacheslavovichfəsyĕˈvələt vyĕˌchĭsläˈvəvĭch [key]Ivanov, Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich ēväˈnôf [key], 1895–1963, Russian short-story writer…

Atchison

(Encyclopedia) Atchison, city (2020 pop. 10,348), seat of Atchison co., NE Kans., on the Missouri River; inc. 1881. It is a trade and industrial center in a rich grain producing area.…

Chivington, John Milton

(Encyclopedia) Chivington, John Milton, 1821–92, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Lebanon, Ohio. Ordained a Methodist minister (1844), he served in Missouri and Nebraska before moving to…

Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich

(Encyclopedia) Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin EduardovichTsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovichkənstəntyēnˈ ĕdwärˈdəvĭchˈ tsēōlkŏvˈskē [key], 1857–1935, Russian inventor and rocket expert. He lost his hearing…

Saigo, Takamori

(Encyclopedia) Saigo, TakamoriSaigo, Takamoritäkäˈmōrē sīˈgō [key], 1828–77, Japanese soldier and statesman noted for his obstinate conservatism. He was an early opponent of the Tokugawa shogunate.…

Suazo Córdova, Roberto

(Encyclopedia) Suazo Córdova, Roberto, 1927–2018, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (1982–86). A doctor who practiced in Guatemala City and then in La Paz, Honduras, and a member of…