A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Walchiaceae ... Wall Street Walchiaceae (from the article "conifer") ...and a number of fossil families; ovules attached to the scales of a condensed compound ... Walcott, Charles Doolittle (from the article "Lipalian interval") ...of the major phyla are represented. Among the many solutions offered to explain the sudden ... Walcott, Derek West Indian poet and playwright noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience. He ... [1 Related Articles] Walcott, Jersey Joe American world heavyweight boxing champion from July 18, 1951, when he knocked out Ezzard Charles ... [2 Related Articles] Walcott, Mary Morris Vaux American artist and naturalist who is remembered for her paintings of the wildflowers of North ... Walcott, Sir Clyde Leopold West Indian cricketer (b. Jan. 17, 1926, New Orleans, Bridgetown, Barbados-d. Aug. 26, 2006, Bridgetown), ... 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Waldviertel (from the article "Niederosterreich") The Waldviertel ("Forest District") in the northwest, with deeply incised rivers, is part of the ... wale (from the article "knitting") ...basic types of knits are the weft, or filling knits-including plain, rib, purl, pattern, and ... Wales constituent unit of the United Kingdom that forms a westward extension of the island of ... [20 Related Articles] Wales, Church in independent Anglican church in Wales that changed from the Roman Catholic faith during the Protestant ... Wales, flag of flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, ... Wales, history of (from the article "Wales") Wales before the Norman ConquestAgricolaAgricola, ... Wales, Jimmy American entrepreneur, who cofounded Wikipedia, a free Internet-based encyclopaedia operating under an ... [1 Related Articles] Wales, prince of title reserved exclusively for the heir apparent to the British throne. It dates from 1301, ... 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Walgreen Company (from the article "Walgreen, Charles R.") ...his return to the United States, he again worked in Chicago as a pharmacist. He ... Walgreen, Charles R. American pharmacist and businessman, known as the father of the modern drugstore. He created the ... wali (from the article "Sufism") A mystic may also be known as wali. By derivation the word wali ("saint") means ... Wali Allah, Shah Indian theologian and founder of modern Islamic thought who first attempted to reassess Islamic theology ... [1 Related Articles] Wali Aurangabadi (from the article "South Asian arts") ...Aurangabad became the centre of Urdu literary activities. There was much movement of the literati ... Wali, Ayad Anwar (from the article "Italy") ...in August after the expiry of a 48-hour ultimatum by the Islamic Army in Iraq, ... Walibah ibn al-Hubab (from the article "Abu Nuwas") Abu Nuwas, of mixed Arab and Persian heritage, studied in Basra and al-Kufah, first under ... 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Walker, Roy (from the article "1975: Other Winners") ...Dog Day AfternoonAdapted Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman for One Flew over the Cuckoo's ... Walker, Sarah Breedlove businesswoman and philanthropist generally acknowledged to be the first black female millionaire in the United ... [1 Related Articles] Walker, Sir Emery engraver and printer associated with the revival of fine printing in England in the late ... [3 Related Articles] Walker, Sir Gilbert (from the article "El Nino") Beginning with the work of Sir Gilbert Walker in the 1930s, climatologists recognized a similar ... Walker, Stephen (from the article "Literature") ...for Excellence in the Short Story. The newly inaugurated Dayton Literary Peace Prizes went to ... Walker, T-Bone African-American musician and songwriter, a major figure in modern blues. He was the first important ... [1 Related Articles] Walker, Thomas (from the article "Barbourville") ...to Daniel Boone National Forest. 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It also ... walking activity that ranges from a competitive sport, usually known as race walking, to a primary ... walking beam (from the article "petroleum production") ...In these cases, some means of "artificial lift" must be installed. The most common installation ... walking catfish (from the article "ostariophysan") A few ostariophysians have the capability to emerge from their aquatic abode and move over ... walking fern fern that is a member either of the species Asplenium rhizophyllum, of eastern North America, ... Walking Purchase (Aug. 25, 1737), land swindle perpetrated by Pennsylvania authorities on the Delaware Indians, who had ... [2 Related Articles] walkingstick any of about 2,000 species of slow-moving insects that are green or brown in colour ... [4 Related Articles] wall structural element used to divide or enclose, and, in building construction, to form the periphery ... 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