(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Charles George, 1833–85, British soldier and administrator. He served in the Crimean War, went to China in the expedition of 1860, taking part in the capture of Beijing, and in…
Clipperton Island Blue Lagoon and Pirate's Lair Where Is It? A French island located in the Pacific about 700 miles southwest of Acapulco. What to Expect Clipperton is a circular coral…
Clipperton Island Blue Lagoon and Pirate's Lair Where Is It? A French island located in the Pacific about 700 miles southwest of Acapulco. What to Expect Clipperton is a circular coral…
(Encyclopedia) Tappan, ArthurTappan, Arthurtăpˈən [key], 1786–1865, American abolitionist, b. Northampton, Mass. He made a fortune in the dry-goods business in New York City and with his brother and…
(Encyclopedia) Saunders, Sir Charles, 1713?–1775, British admiral. He had seen 32 years of service in the British navy when he was selected in the French and Indian War to command the fleet that…
(Encyclopedia) Aleixandre, VicenteAleixandre, Vicentevēthĕnˈtā älāhänˈdrā [key], 1898–1984, Spanish lyric poet. He won the national prize for literature for La destrucción o el amor (1935, tr. 1976)…
(Encyclopedia) PenetanguishenePenetanguishenepĕnˌətăngˌgəshēnˈ, –gwəshēnˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 6,643), S Ont., Canada, on Penetanguishene Bay, an inlet of Georgian Bay. The name is a Native…
(Encyclopedia) Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg äshäˈfənb&oobreve;rk [key], city, Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Main River. Its manufactures include clothing, machine…
(Encyclopedia) MarseillaiseMarseillaisemärˌsəlāzˈ [key] [Fr.,=of Marseille], the French national anthem, written and composed in 1792 for the army of the Rhine by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, a…
