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(h ´l , h l ´) (KEY) , island (345 sq mi/894 sq km), Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines. The seaport city, Jolo (1990 pop. 53,055), on the northwest ...
river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, formed in the Hula basin, N Israel, by the confluence of three headwater streams and meandering S through the Sea of Ga...
1935–, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga. A graduate of the Howard Univ. Law School, he was executive director (1970â€...
1727–1819, American political leader and president of Columbia College (1787–1800), b. Stratford, Conn. A lawyer in Connecticut, he soon became a ...
(zhôly ´-kür ´) (KEY) , French scientists who were husband and wife. Frédéric Joliot-Curie (fr d r k´) (KEY) , 1900–1958, formerly Frédéric...
1572–1637, English dramatist and poet, b. Westminster, London. The high-spirited buoyancy of Jonson’s plays and the brilliance of his language hav...