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Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants

Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Charlize Theron, actor Chinua Achebe , writer Christiane Amanpour, TV news correspondent Elizabeth…

Kisumu

(Encyclopedia) KisumuKisumukēs&oomacr;ˈm&oomacr; [key], city (1989 est. pop. 185,100), capital of Nyanza prov., SW Kenya, on Kavirondo Gulf (an arm of Lake Victoria). It is the principal lake…

Speke, John Hanning

(Encyclopedia) Speke, John HanningSpeke, John Hanningspēk [key], 1827–64, English explorer in Africa. He joined Sir Richard Burton in his expeditions to Somaliland (1854) and to E central Africa (…

Battenberg

(Encyclopedia) BattenbergBattenbergbătˈənbûrg [key], German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess…

(Encyclopedia) Wellington, city (1996 pop. 157,647; urban agglomeration 334,051), capital of New Zealand, extreme S North Island, on Port Nicholson, an inlet of Cook Strait. Socially and economically…

Cambridge Bay

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Bay, hamlet, Canadian government post and weather station, on the southeast shore of Victoria Island, Nunavut Territory.

Notable Soccer Players

PelÃÂ© See also People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup Leaders All-Time World Cup Ranking Table The…

Durango, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Durango Durango d&oomacr;rängˈgō [key] or Victoria de Durango Victoria…

Ukerewe

(Encyclopedia) Ukerewe: see Victoria, Lake, Africa.

Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan

(Encyclopedia) Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan, 1816–1903, Irish-Australian statesman. He founded (1842) the Nation, a patriotic Irish literary journal. Duffy agitated for the repeal of the union of Ireland…