Biography Category
U.S. statutory agency, created in 1949 within the Dept. of Defense. The chairman is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Secu...
(both: j ´l t´´, j ´´l t´, Fr. lw zhôly ´) (KEY) , 1645–1700, French explorer, joint discoverer with Jacques Marquette of the upper Missi...
1 Village (1990 pop. 16,890), Broome co., S N.Y., in a tricity area including Endicott and Binghamton; inc. 1892. It has been noted for its Endicott-J...
(ü´v yôn´zôn) (KEY) , 1934–84, German novelist. Johnson’s works explore the complex effects on the average person of the postwar division of...
1678–1711, Holy Roman emperor (1705–11), king of Hungary (1687–1711) and of Bohemia (1705–11), son and successor of Leopold I. Joseph became H...
atoll, 2.8 sq mi (7.25 sq km), central Pacific, c.700 nautical mi (1,300 km) SW of Honolulu, central Pacific, an uninc. territory of the United States...