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(Reginald Martinez Jackson), 1946–, American baseball player, b. Wyncote, Pa. In 21 years in the American League, most notably with the Oakland Athl...
(yädv ´gä) (KEY) , 1374–99, Polish queen (1384–99), daughter of Louis I of Hungary and Poland. To satisfy Polish demands for autonomy at Louis...
Ixtapalapa (both: stäpälä´pä) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 1,490,499), Federal District, S central Mexico. It is a commercial and industrial center. ...
( z m ´sän ) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 88,866), Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a commercial port with textile and machinery in...
( ´z -sh ch ´t ) (KEY) , island group, extending c.300 mi (480 km) S of Tokyo Bay, Japan. O-shima is the largest of these volcanic islands, which ar...
1912–83, American political leader, b. Everett, Wash. As a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941–53) and as Senator (1953...