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William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee known as Rooney Lee, 1837-91, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. Arlington House, near Alexandria, Va.; son of Robert E. Lee. He entered Harvard in 1854 but left in 1857 when he secured a commission in the infantry. After serving under Albert S....
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters 1915-83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country blues on harmonica and guitar, and in 1941 he was recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress. Two years later ...
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microprocessor
microprocessor integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program . When combined with other integrated circuits that provide storage for data and programs, often on a single semiconductor base to fo...
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Angkor
Angkor , site of several capitals of the Khmer Empire , north of Tônlé Sap, NW Cambodia, for about five and a half centuries (9th to 15th), the heart of the empire. Extending over an area of 120 sq mi (323 sq km), the ruins contain some of the most imposing monuments in the world, incl...
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Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky 1961-, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Brantford, Ont. He played with the Edmonton Oilers (1978-88), Los Angeles Kings (1988-96), St. Louis Blues (1996), and New York Rangers (1997-99). Gretzky is considered the most influential player in professional hockey history; when he retired, h...
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Wayne
Wayne city (1990 pop. 19,899), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit , on the Lower Rouge River; inc. as a village 1869, and with surrounding areas as a city 1960. Trucks and automotive parts are manufactured there.
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cocktail
cocktail short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. It is blended by stirring or shaking in a vessel containing cracked ic...
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dry ice
dry ice Solid carbon dioxide. It is used in cloud seeding to cool air in super-cooled clouds by sublimation at low temperatures. This can generate many ice crystals for further ice nucleation....
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Trenton
Trenton 1 City (1990 pop. 20,586), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River opposite Grosse Ile, in a farm area; settled 1816, inc. as a city 1957. An early river port, it has plants that make metal products, chemicals, and transportation equipment.
2 City (1990 pop. 88,675), state capita...
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John Wayne
John Wayne 1907-79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness necessary to play westerners and soldiers with an appealing amiability. He collaborated with John Ford , who discovered hi...
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