(Encyclopedia) Gustavus VI (Gustaf Adolf), 1882–1973, king of Sweden (1950–73), son and successor of Gustavus V. After the death (1920) of his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught, he married (…
(Encyclopedia) hearts, card game played by three to six players with an ordinary deck. All the cards are dealt to the players. After a card is led, each hand must follow suit if possible. The object…
(Encyclopedia) Berceo, Gonzalo deBerceo, Gonzalo degōnthäˈlō ᵺā bārthāˈō [key], c.1198–1265?, earliest known Spanish medieval poet. He was a religious in a Benedictine monastery who wrote…
(Encyclopedia) ZapopanZapopanzäpōpänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 668,323), Jalisco state, SW Mexico; est. 1541. In close proximity to Guadalajara, Zapopan is a growing city. It is a commercial center for…
(Encyclopedia) Ulrich von LichtensteinUlrich von Lichtenstein&oobreve;lˈrĭkh fən lĭkhˈtənshtīn [key], c.1200–1275, German minnesinger. His chief work, Frauendienst [service of his lady] (1255),…
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orchid, popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both…
Senate Years of Service: 2001-2009Party: DemocratCLINTON, Hillary Rodham, (wife of President William Jefferson Clinton), a Senator from New York; born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois…
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D., a Representative from Texas; born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, December 9, 1946; attended Harlandale High School, San Antonio, Tex.; B.A., St. Maryâs University, San…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Maur-des-FossésSaint-Maur-des-FosséssăN-mōr-dā-fôsāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 77,492), Val-de-Marne dept., N central France, on the Marne River. An industrial suburb of Paris, it…
