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1767–1845, 7th President of the United States (1829–37), b. Waxhaw settlement on the border of South Carolina and North Carolina (both states clai...
(yäk pô´n dä tô´d ) (KEY) , 1230?–1306, Italian religious poet, whose name was originally Jacopo Benedetti. After the sudden death of his wif...
(jä´bäl sh ´m r) (KEY) , former emirate, N Saudi Arabia. Its capital was at Hail. In 1921, Ibn Saud conquered the forces of the emir, Ibn Rashid, ...
1743–1819, German philosopher. Although educated for commerce, he early gave up business and became in 1770 a member of the council for the duchies ...
mechanical device used to multiply a relatively small applied force so that it can lift and support heavy loads, or sometimes, move massive objects in...
(j g´wär) (KEY) , large New World carnivore of the cat family, Panthera onca. Jaguars range from the SW United States to S central Argentina. They h...