Cixi
Cixi (or Tz'u-hsi) (
c.1834–1908) Empress dowager of China (1862–1908). A Manchu, she became a concubine of the emperor Xianfeng (ruled 1851–61), giving birth to a son in 1856 who came to the throne in 1862 as the emperor Tongzhi. Cixi acted as Regent for twelve years and, after Tongzhi's death, resumed her position after the elevation of the latter's four-year-old cousin to the throne as the emperor Guangxu. She maintained her power through a combination of ruthlessness and corruption, until the last decade of the century, when the emperor attempted to reverse her conservative policies (Hundred Days Reform). Cixi responded by imprisoning Guangxu and encouraging the
BOXER RISING. Forced by foreign military forces to flee the capital, she returned in 1902, conceding some reforms, but still tried to delay the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.
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Newspaper article from: Barrington Courier-Review (IL); 7/24/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...hick-chested, thick-armed Oscar Contreras is using his muscles productively again...Emporia State University in Kansas, Contreras is seeking a few extra dollars for college...level medical center right now," Contreras, who returns to his parents home in...
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Contreras, White Sox are the perfect fit.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/3/2005; ; 700+ words
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Contreras struggles again
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/4/2004; ; 700+ words
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Contreras breaks down barriers in NASCAR.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/2/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...in the NASCAR Trucks series, Carlos Contreras couldn't understand a word his spotter...approaching him for interviews terrified Contreras more than anything he encountered on...t want to speak with them," said Contreras, who in 1999 became the first Mexican...
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Contreras pitches White Sox past Mariners.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/4/2006; 700+ words
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Contreras sharp, smothers Tigers
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/16/2004; ; 700+ words
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Contreras Strong in Minor League Start
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/30/2003; ; 592 words
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Contreras
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Contreras , village, central Mexico, near Mexico City, site of an important battle (Aug. 19-20, 1847) of the Mexican War. Gen...
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Contreras, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Contreras, Battle of one in the series of battles in the Mexican War (1846–48) between Gen. Winfield Scott and Antonio L...
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Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...Alto , Resaca de la Palma , Monterrey , Veracruz , Cerro Gordo , Contreras , and Mexico City . He won brevets of captain and major for conspicuous service at Monterrey and Contreras. In the Civil War , Brooks was commander, 1st Division, IV Corps...
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Winfield Scott
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Ramon Villeda Morales
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Honduran marrow, and possessed of an eloquence and personal enchantment rare among so many ill-bred." according to Carlos Contreras, as quoted in Bananas, Labor, and Politics in Honduras: 1954-1963, by Robert MacCameron. Villeda Morales founded the...
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