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guerrilla warfare
guerrilla warfare [Span.,=little war], fighting by groups of irregular troops (guerrillas) within areas occupied by the enemy. When guerrillas obey the laws of conventional warfare they are entitled, if captured, to be treated as ordinary prisoners of war; however, they are often executed by their... Read more |
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Ruben Blades
Rubén BladesSalsa singer Rubén Blades has three very distinct careers that rarely, if ever, meet. As a Grammy Award-winning musician and salsa singer, Blades has released several salsa albums, including Buscando America, Escenas, Mundo, and Siembra, one of Latin music's most popular albums. As a... Read more |
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U Nu
U Nu , 1907-95, Burmese political leader, prime minister of Burma (1948-56, 1957-58, 1960-62). A nationalist, he was expelled by the British authorities from the Univ. of Rangoon law school in 1936 for his political activities. He taught school and then became a leader of the Burmese nationalist... Read more |
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Zulu War 1879
Zulu War, 1879. The war was the unforeseen result of the desire of Lord Carnarvon, the British colonial secretary, to unite the British colonies and Boer (Afrikaner) republics in South Africa to guarantee the security of white settlers. Sir Bartle Frere, sent out as high commissioner to implement... Read more |
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John Hardin
John Hardin 1753-92, Native American fighter, b. Fauquier co., Va. He served in Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and was a noted member of Daniel Morgan 's riflemen during the Revolution. His services at Saratoga were particularly noteworthy. He moved to Washington co., Ky., in 1786 and afterward took... Read more |
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Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle (Thomas Andrew Daschle) , 1947-, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1987-2005), b. Aberdeen, S.Dak. A Democrat, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where he served four terms; he was first elected to the Senate in 1986. A low-key centrist with a reputation as a... Read more |
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Charles Bernard Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel , 1930-, U.S. congressman, b. New York City. Receiving his law degree from St. John's Univ. in 1960, Rangel served in the New York state assembly (1966-70) before defeating (1970) fellow Democrat Adam Clayton Powell , Jr. to win his first term as U.S. representative for New... Read more |
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Sugar Acts
Sugar Act Sources War and Debt.The British Empire triumphed in the Seven Years’ War, winning undisputed control of North America and control of the world’s oceans. However, the war was extremely expensive, and maintaining the empire and the seas required a... Read more |
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The Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady, The, novel by Henry James, published in 1881.Mrs. Touchett, estranged wife of an expatriated American banker, brings to England her penniless niece, Isabel Archer, in her early twenties, intelligent and beautiful, who immediately attracts old Mr. Touchett, his invalid son Ralph,... Read more |
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