|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Christchurch Mayor helps mark 30 years of intercity ties with Kurashiki, Christchurch Mayor helps mark 30 years of austerity ties with Kurashiki, Christchurch Mayor helps mark 30 years of silvercity ties with Kurashiki, or Christchurch Mayor helps mark 30 years of starcity ties with Kurashiki ?
|
Kurashiki
Kurashiki, Honshū/Japan ‘Village of Warehouses’ from kura ‘warehouse’ and shiki ‘lay’ or here ‘build’. A kurashiki was a place where farm implements were stored in warehouses.... Read more |
|
tie
... Read more |
|
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick1970— Former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was the youngest mayor to lead the city of Detroit, Michigan, and the city's first mayor to resign the office after being charged with a felony. What began as an administration full of promise for both Kilpatrick and the beleaguered city in 2002... Read more |
|
Unita Blackwell
Unita Blackwell 1933– Mayor of Mayersville, Mississippi The Civil Rights Years A Seasoned Activist Her Honor, the Mayor Earned Master’ Read more |
|
|
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth), 1895-1948, American baseball player, considered by many the greatest of all baseball players, b. Baltimore. Early Life When he was seven years old his parents placed him in St. Mary's Industrial School (Baltimore), an institution for underprivileged boys. His days... Read more |
|
Keri Hulme
HULME, Keri Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Christchurch, 9 March 1947. Education: North Beach primary school; Aranui High School; Canterbury University, Christchurch. Career: Formerly, senior postwoman, Greymouth, and director for New Zealand television; writer-in-residence, Canterbury... Read more |
|
Demagoguery
171. Demagoguery Hague, Frank (1876–1956) corrupt mayor of Jersey City, N. J., for 30 years. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1173] Long, Huey P. (1893–1935) infamous “Kingfish” of Louisiana politics. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1607] Pendergast, Thomas J. (1872–1945) political... Read more |
|
Christchurch
Christchurch city (1996 pop. 309,027), E South Island, New Zealand, on the Avon River. It is the third largest city in New Zealand and the commercial center of the productive Canterbury Plains. Industries include food processing, meatpacking, woolens manufacturing, aquaculture, software... Read more |
|
diadem
diadem in ancient times, the fillet of silk, wool, or linen tied about the head of a king, queen, or priest as a distinguishing mark. Later, it was a band of gold, which gave rise to the crown. In heraldry, the diadem is one of the arched bars that support the crown.... Read more |
|
Sextus Julius Africanus
Sextus Julius Africanus , c.160-c.240, Christian historian. He wrote Chronologia, a history of the world from the creation to 221. Tying together the events of the Old Testament, the Greek world, and Christianity, this history helped to place the new religion in a historical context.... Read more |
No reference documents or articles match the search term Christchurch Mayor helps mark 30 years of sistercity ties with Kurashiki
Suggestions: