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Marathon Marathon
Marathon in ancient Greece, the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 bc; the modern marathon race (strictly one of 26 miles 38 yards or 42.195 km.) is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (22 miles) with the news, dying with the words ‘Greetings, we... Read more
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Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula
ARABIAN PENINSULA Great peninsula of southwest Asia bounded by the Persian/Arabian Gulf to the east and the Red Sea to the west. The Arabian Peninsula is about 1,300 miles (2,090 km) wide at its maximum breadth and about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) in length along the Red Sea. It is bounded at... Read more
Battle of Aboukir 1798 Battle of Aboukir 1798
Nile, battle of the, 1798. The site of this annihilating encounter between thirteen British ships of the line under Nelson, and thirteen French under Brueys, is at the western end of Aboukir Bay. This extends some 18 miles south-west/north-east 20 miles east of Alexandria, close to Rosetta on the... Read more
Racialization Racialization
Racialization CRITIQUING “RACIALIZATION” RETHINKING RACIALIZATION BIBLIOGRAPHY The concept of racialization has developed over time. In his 1989 book Racism, sociologist Robert Miles described racialization as “ Read more
Amtrak Amtrak
Amtrak the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run passenger railroads; over 100 of... Read more
West Africa West Africa
West Africa West Africa is composed of eighteen countries occupying various climate zones. The coastal region from Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon is characterized by abundant rainfall (with a rainy season of at least six months) and a thick forest of massive evergreen trees. A drier region, the savanna,... Read more
Hadrians Wall Hadrians Wall
Hadrian's Wall ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi (118.3 km) long, across the narrow part of the island of Great Britain from Wallsend on the Tyne River to Bowness at the head of Solway Firth. It was mainly built from c.AD 122 to 126 under Emperor Hadrian and was extended by Emperor Severus a century... Read more
Three Mile Island Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island site of a nuclear power plant 10 mi (16 km) south of Harrisburg, Pa. On Mar. 28, 1979, failure of the cooling system of the No. 2 nuclear reactor led to overheating and partial melting of its uranium core and production of hydrogen gas, which raised fears of an explosion and... Read more

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