pharmaceutical industry: Semisolid dosage forms: Semisolid dosage forms include ointments and creams. Ointments are preparations for external use, intended for application to the skin. Typically, they have an oily or greasy consistency and can appear “stiff” as they are applied to the skin. Ointments contain drug that may act on the skin or be…

Oio, region located in north-central Guinea-Bissau. It was created from the former concelhos (municipalities) of Farim, Bissorã, and Mansôa in the mid-1970s. Oio’s border with the Quinará region, its neighbour to the south, is formed by the Gêba River, which flows east-west. The Mansôa River flows

Oirat, any of the peoples speaking western dialects of the Mongol language group. In the 13th century the western Mongols were enemies of the eastern Mongols of Genghis Khan’s empire. During the following centuries the western Mongols maintained a separate existence under a confederation known as

Altaic languages: The Mongolian languages: Spoken Oirat is similar to spoken Kalmyk, though written Oirat utilizes a variant of the old Mongolian vertical script. The dialects of spoken Khalkha, Buryat, and Mongol in China are little differentiated. With the exception of such outlying languages as Moghol, Daur, and Monguor (Tu), the…

Ireland: Constitutional framework: …promulgates bills passed by the Oireachtas (Parliament) and, when so advised by the prime minister (taoiseach), summons and dissolves the Oireachtas. The president may, however, refuse to dissolve the Oireachtas on the advice of a prime minister who has ceased to command a majority in the Dáil Éireann (House of…

Altay, republic, southern Russia, in the Altai Mountains. It s bounded on the south by Mongolia and China. It embraces a complex series of ranges and high plateaus, divided by deep valleys and broad basins, that attain a maximum height of 14,783 feet (4,506 metres) in Mount Belukha. Steppe

Picardy: …encompassed the northern départements of Oise, Somme, and Aisne. In 2016 Picardy was joined with the région of Nord–Pas-de-Calais to form the new administrative entity of Hauts-de-France.

Oise River: …is a link in the canal system between the navigable waterways of the Seine system and the canals of the north of France, which connect the center of the Paris Basin with the former coal basin (the Saint-Quentin and Nord canals) and the longest canals, leading to Dunkirk and Belgium.…

Oise River, river that rises in Belgium in the Ardennes mountains, southeast of Chimay. It enters France northeast of Hirson, 9 miles (15 km) from its source, and flows generally southwestward, watering the Paris Basin, to join the Seine River at Conflans, after a course of 188 miles (302 km). It

The Blue Bird, play for children by Maurice Maeterlinck, published as L’Oiseau bleu in 1908. In a fairy-tale-like setting, Tyltyl and Mytyl, the son and daughter of a poor woodcutter, are sent out by the Fairy Bérylune to search the world for the Blue Bird of Happiness. After many adventures, they

The Firebird, ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, first performed in Paris on June 25, 1910. It was the first international success of the composer’s career. Although The Firebird was the work that elevated Stravinsky to international renown, he was offered the commission to compose the

Jean Theodore Delacour: Later he wrote his Oiseaux de l’Indochine Française (1931; “The Birds of French Indochina”), which became a standard work on the birds of that region.

Louis-Honoré Fréchette: … (1879; “The Northern Flowers”) and Les Oiseaux de neige (1879; “The Snow Birds”) were awarded the Prix Montyon in 1880, the first time the work of a Canadian had been honoured by the French Academy. A controversial representative of liberal nationalism, Fréchette then wrote La Légende d’un peuple (1887; “The…

Édouard Maunick: In his first poetry collection, Les Oiseaux du sang (1954; “The Birds of Blood”), Maunick introduced a perspective that became characteristic of his later work; he rejected the sentimental search for roots to establish his individual identity. In Les Manèges de la mer (1964; “Taming the Sea”), he lamented his…

47 rōnin: …and Asano’s retainers, headed by Ōishi Yoshio, at once met to determine their future actions. They were now rōnin, or masterless samurai, and without a clear means of support. Some favoured resisting if the castle had to be yielded; others swore an oath to disembowel themselves before the castle gate.…

15 Best-Selling Manga: Oishinbo: Oishinbo is a long-running manga about food culture in Japan, whose

Ossian, the Irish warrior-poet of the Fenian cycle of hero tales about Finn MacCumhaill (MacCool) and his war band, the Fianna Éireann. The name Ossian became known throughout Europe in 1762, when the Scottish poet James Macpherson “discovered” and published the poems of Oisín, first with the epic

David Oistrakh was a world-renowned Soviet violin virtuoso acclaimed for his exceptional technique and tone production. A violin student from age five, Oistrakh graduated from the Odessa Conservatory in 1926 and made his Moscow debut in 1929. He gave recitals throughout the Soviet Union and eastern

David Oistrakh was a world-renowned Soviet violin virtuoso acclaimed for his exceptional technique and tone production. A violin student from age five, Oistrakh graduated from the Odessa Conservatory in 1926 and made his Moscow debut in 1929. He gave recitals throughout the Soviet Union and eastern

Igor Oistrakh was a Ukrainian violinist noted for his lean, modernist interpretations. Oistrakh studied with his father, the famous violinist David Oistrakh, and also attended the Central Music School in Moscow, making his concert debut in 1948. He then studied at the Moscow Conservatory (1949–55),

Igor Oistrakh was a Ukrainian violinist noted for his lean, modernist interpretations. Oistrakh studied with his father, the famous violinist David Oistrakh, and also attended the Central Music School in Moscow, making his concert debut in 1948. He then studied at the Moscow Conservatory (1949–55),

Ōita, ken (prefecture), northeastern Kyushu, Japan, facing the Suō Sea and Bungo Strait of the Pacific Ocean. Its interior is dominated by a complex mountain system, and most human activity centres on small coastal plains. The long, irregular coastline is marked by deep-cut Beppu Bay and the

Central Greece: …a more easterly trend: the Oeta (Oíti), which reaches 7,060 feet (2,152 m); the Gióna, 8,235 feet (2,510 m); and the Parnassus (Parnassós), 8,061 feet (2,457 m). Outliers of the Parnassus are the Helicon (Elikónas), Kithairón, Párnis, and Imittós (Hymettus), the last a great ridge east of the most populous…

Ojai, city, Ventura county, southern California, U.S. Situated 12 miles (19 km) north of Ventura and about 85 miles (135 km) northwest of Los Angeles, it lies in the Ojai Valley flanked by mountains. Originally inhabited by Chumash Indians, the site under Spanish rule was an outpost ranchería of

Małopolskie: Geography: …lakes, and hundreds of caves; Ojców National Park, also known for its caves, including the 755-foot- (230-metre-) long Ciemna Cave, which bears traces of human settlement dating back more than 100,000 years; and Pieniny National Park, the site of the spectacular Dunajec River Gorge, cut by the Dunajec River, which…

Vasco Núñez de Balboa: Career in the New World: …to a colony founded by Alonso de Ojeda on the coast of Urabá, in modern Colombia. The expedition found the survivors of the colony, led by Francisco Pizarro, but Ojeda had departed. On the advice of Balboa the settlers moved across the Gulf of Urabá to Darién, on the less…

Ojibwe, Algonquian-speaking Indigenous North American group who traditionally lived in what are now Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, and Minnesota and North Dakota, United States, from Lake Huron westward onto the Plains. Their name for themselves, Anishinaabe, means “original people.” In Canada those

biblical literature: Non-European versions: The New Testament appeared in Ojibwa in 1833, and the whole Bible was translated for the Dakota peoples in 1879. The Labrador Eskimos had a New Testament in 1826 and a complete Bible in 1871.

Ojibwe, Algonquian-speaking Indigenous North American group who traditionally lived in what are now Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, and Minnesota and North Dakota, United States, from Lake Huron westward onto the Plains. Their name for themselves, Anishinaabe, means “original people.” In Canada those

Ojibwe, Algonquian-speaking Indigenous North American group who traditionally lived in what are now Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, and Minnesota and North Dakota, United States, from Lake Huron westward onto the Plains. Their name for themselves, Anishinaabe, means “original people.” In Canada those

biblical literature: Non-European versions: The New Testament appeared in Ojibwa in 1833, and the whole Bible was translated for the Dakota peoples in 1879. The Labrador Eskimos had a New Testament in 1826 and a complete Bible in 1871.

Ōjin was a semilegendary 15th emperor of Japan, who according to tradition flourished in the 3rd–4th century. Ōjin is believed to have consolidated imperial power, spearheaded land reform, and actively promoted cultural exchanges with Korea and China. It is said that highly skilled weaving

Ōjin was a semilegendary 15th emperor of Japan, who according to tradition flourished in the 3rd–4th century. Ōjin is believed to have consolidated imperial power, spearheaded land reform, and actively promoted cultural exchanges with Korea and China. It is said that highly skilled weaving

Squid Game, South Korean horror thriller television series that was released on the streaming service Netflix in September 2021 and quickly became its most-watched series that year, going on to achieve global popularity and become a pop culture phenomenon. The series, created and directed by South

Japanese art: Amidism: …Genshin produced the 10-part treatise Ōjō Yōshū (“Essentials of Salvation”), a major synthesis of Buddhist theory on the issues of suffering and reward and a pragmatic guide for believers who sought rebirth in the Western Paradise. Genshin described in compelling detail the cosmology of the six realms of existence of…

Mbari Mbayo Club: Samuel Ojo worked in appliqué with cutout and embroidered fantasy-like figures. Ashiru Olatunde’s aluminum panels are found on Nigerian banks, churches, and bars and in private collections in Europe and America. His quiet folk art, which comments on Nigerian life, was as popular with farmers…

Gutierre de Cetina: …Spanish poet, author of “Ojos claros serenos” (“Clear, Serene Eyes”), one of the most frequently anthologized poems in the Spanish language.

Guadiana River: …form marshy lakes, known as Ojos del Guadiana (“Eyes of the Guadiana”), a noted wildfowl sanctuary. By contrast, the porous limestones found in other parts of the river’s basin form a shallow water table, producing intermittent streams such as the Guadiana Alto, Azuer, and Cárcoles that disappear underground, though eventually…

Andes Mountains: Physiography of the Central Andes: The peaks of Mounts Bonete, Ojos del Salado, and Pissis surpass 20,000 feet.

Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military leader and politician, who was head of the secessionist state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. Ojukwu was the son of a successful Igbo businessman. After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1955, he returned to Nigeria to serve as an

Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military leader and politician, who was head of the secessionist state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. Ojukwu was the son of a successful Igbo businessman. After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1955, he returned to Nigeria to serve as an

Kenya: 2025 protests: Albert Ojwang was a blogger who had been arrested after being critical of Eliud Lagat, a senior police official, on social media. Kenyan police initially suggested that Ojwang died of injuries he sustained from hitting his head against a wall, but that narrative was later…

Radiohead: ” The widely acclaimed OK Computer (1997) was nothing short of a premillennial version of Pink Floyd’s classic album Dark Side of the Moon (1973): huge-sounding and chillingly beautiful, with Yorke’s weightless voice enveloped on masterpieces such as “Lucky” by webs of dark, dense textures. In its live performances,…

music video: …front and centre, as in OK Go’s “Here It Goes Again” (2006), in which the choreographed cavorting of band members on treadmills becomes a fluid modern dance.

Mani Ratnam: Political films and Bollywood: …OK Kanmani (2015; also called O Kadhal Kanmani) and the Vijay Sethupathi-starrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018; “Crimson Red Sky”), about a power struggle in a crime family; both were in Tamil. In 2019 Ratnam began working on a two-film series, Ponniyin Selvan, based on Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical fiction…

Olivia Dean: Pop stardom and first album: …an EP (extended play) titled OK Love You Bye—accompanied by a music video shot outside abandoned East London pubs. By 2026 the EP’s title track had been streamed more than 200 million times on Spotify. Several EPs followed, including What Am I Gonna Do on Sundays? (2020) and Growth (2021).…

Gilberto Gil: Gil’s later albums included OK OK OK (2018).

Oka-Akoko, town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, in the Yoruba Hills, on roads from Owo and Ikare. An agricultural market centre (yams, cassava [manioc], corn [maize], rice, palm oil and kernels, okra, and pumpkins) for the local Yoruba people, it is also a collecting point for cocoa, palm

mineral deposit: Carbonatite deposits: …major resource of rare earths; Oka, Quebec, Canada, a niobium-rich body; and the Kola Peninsula of Russia, mined for apatite, magnetite, and rare earths.

Port Salut cheese: Oka cheese, first made at a Trappist monastery at the village of Oka in Quebec, is a popular Canadian version.

Oka Asajirō was a biologist who introduced the theory of evolution to the Japanese public and whose researches into the taxonomical and morphological (relating to form) structures of the leech and tunicate (coated with layers) and freshwater jellyfish contributed to understanding of the subject.

La Salle: …important role during the so-called Oka Crisis in 1990 when it was blockaded by Mohawks from the reserve in support of the Mohawks of the nearby Kanesatake Reserve, who were seeking to prevent the expansion of a golf course and construction of condominiums at Oka on a Mohawk burial ground.

Elsterian Glacial Stage, major division of Pleistocene deposits and time in northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 2,600,000 years ago and ended about 11,700 years ago). The Elsterian followed the Cromerian Interglacial Stage and preceded the Holstein Interglacial Stage, both, in

Oka River, river in western Russia. It is the largest right-bank tributary of the Volga. Rising in the Central Russian Upland, it flows 932 miles (1,500 km), first north in a rather narrow, winding valley to Kaluga, then sharply eastward across a broad lowland to join the Volga at Nizhny Novgorod.

Oka-Akoko, town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, in the Yoruba Hills, on roads from Owo and Ikare. An agricultural market centre (yams, cassava [manioc], corn [maize], rice, palm oil and kernels, okra, and pumpkins) for the local Yoruba people, it is also a collecting point for cocoa, palm

Okada Beisanjin was a Japanese painter who worked in the bunjin-ga, or literati, style that originated in China and appealed to intellectuals. The son of a prosperous rice merchant, Okada enjoyed reading and was fond of the books of paintings that had been collected by his family for generations.

Okada Keisuke was a Japanese admiral and prime minister who attempted to moderate extremist military influence in the government. Okada graduated from the Naval War College in 1901 and became a full admiral in 1924. After serving as the commander in chief of the combined fleet, he was appointed

Reizei Tamechika was a Japanese painter of the late Tokugawa period (1603–1867) whose talent and efforts contributed a great deal to the revival of the traditional Yamato-e (paintings stressing Japanese themes and techniques as against the Kara-e, a style under strong Chinese influence). Reizei was

Japanese literature: Kamakura period (1192–1333): Ōkagami (c. 1120?; “The Great Mirror”; Eng. trans. Ōkagami), the most famous of the “mirrors” of Japanese history, undoubtedly influenced the composition of Heike monogatari, especially in its moralistic tone. Hōgen monogatari (Eng. trans. Hōgen monogatari) and Heiji monogatari (partial Eng. trans. in Translations from…

Okakura Kakuzō was an art critic who had a great influence upon modern Japanese art. Okakura graduated (1880) from Tokyo Imperial University. Soon thereafter he met Ernest Fenollosa (q.v.), an American art critic and amateur painter who, while teaching at Tokyo University, had become the preeminent

Okakura Kakuzō was an art critic who had a great influence upon modern Japanese art. Okakura graduated (1880) from Tokyo Imperial University. Soon thereafter he met Ernest Fenollosa (q.v.), an American art critic and amateur painter who, while teaching at Tokyo University, had become the preeminent

Okamoto Kidō was a Japanese dramatist and drama critic who wrote nearly 200 historical Kabuki dramas. While working for the Tokyo newspaper Nichinichi in 1908, Okamoto wrote his first play, Ishin Zengo, for the actor Ichikawa Sadanji II and his Kabuki group. He continued writing historical dramas

Okamoto Kidō was a Japanese dramatist and drama critic who wrote nearly 200 historical Kabuki dramas. While working for the Tokyo newspaper Nichinichi in 1908, Okamoto wrote his first play, Ishin Zengo, for the actor Ichikawa Sadanji II and his Kabuki group. He continued writing historical dramas

Plateau Indian: Language: …Columbia area and include the Okanagan, Sinkaietk, Lake, Wenatchee, Sanpoil, Nespelim, Spokan, Kalispel, Pend d’Oreille, Coeur d’Alene, and Flathead

Plateau Indian: Language: …Columbia area and include the Okanagan, Sinkaietk, Lake, Wenatchee, Sanpoil, Nespelim, Spokan, Kalispel, Pend d’Oreille, Coeur d’Alene, and Flathead

Washington: Relief and drainage: The Okanogan Highlands, in the northeast, are an extension of the Rocky Mountains. Their north-south ranges, with summits that rise to more than 7,000 feet (2,100 meters), are separated by glaciated trenches. Most of the state’s metallic ores are found in this region.

Arata Isozaki: …Clubhouse in Ōita (1974), the Okanoyama Graphic Art Museum (1982–84), and the Civic Centre for Tsukuba (1983). His first international commission was for the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in 1986. Others followed, and he soon worked throughout Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. His notable works included the…

okapi, (Okapia johnstoni), cud-chewing hoofed mammal that is placed along with the giraffe in the family Giraffidae (order Artiodactyla). It serves as the flagship species (a popular species that has become a symbol for the conservation of a region) for the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic

okapi, (Okapia johnstoni), cud-chewing hoofed mammal that is placed along with the giraffe in the family Giraffidae (order Artiodactyla). It serves as the flagship species (a popular species that has become a symbol for the conservation of a region) for the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic

Okāra, city, Punjab province, east-central Pakistan. In 1869 it became the headquarters of the tahsil (subdivision) of Okāra, supplanting Gugera as headquarters. A flourishing industrial and commercial trade centre, Okāra is situated on the Sāhiwāl-Lahore road and railway 24 miles (39 km) northeast

Gabriel Okara was a Nigerian poet and novelist whose verse had been translated into several languages by the early 1960s. A largely self-educated man, Okara became a bookbinder after leaving school and soon began writing plays and features for radio. In 1953 his poem “The Call of the River Nun” won

Gabriel Okara was a Nigerian poet and novelist whose verse had been translated into several languages by the early 1960s. A largely self-educated man, Okara became a bookbinder after leaving school and soon began writing plays and features for radio. In 1953 his poem “The Call of the River Nun” won

kiwi: rowi), also called the Rowi kiwi; and the brown kiwi (A. mantelli), also called the North Island brown kiwi.

Kavango, geographic region, northeastern Namibia. It is separated mostly by the Okavango River from Angola on the north, includes the western part of Namibia’s Caprivi Strip to the northeast, and is bounded by Botswana on the southeast and by the Owambo (Ovamboland) region on the west. Kavango

Okavango River, fourth longest river system in southern Africa, running basically southeastward for 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from central Angola, where it is known as the Kubango, to the Kalahari (desert) in northern Botswana, where the river terminates in an immense inland delta known as the

marsh: The Okavango Marshes east of the Kalahari desert in Botswana are perhaps the best example of marshes formed in an interior, closed basin that has no drainage. Other basins without outlets like that of the Great Salt Lake in Utah have accumulated too much salt for…

Ōkawa, city, Fukuoka ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, on the mouth of the Chikugo-gawa (Chikugo River). It was a fishing port known as Wakatsu during the Tokugawa era (1603–1867), when it also served as a market for agricultural produce and lumber. In the mid-19th century, Dutch techniques of

Ōkawa Shūmei was an ultranationalistic Japanese political theorist whose writings inspired many of the right-wing extremist groups that dominated Japanese politics during the 1930s. Ōkawa personally organized and participated in many of the major rightist attempts at direct action, and during World

Okaya, city, central Nagano ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan, on the western shore of Lake Suwa. Okaya was a small village until the establishment of its first large silk-reeling factory in 1875. After World War II many of the war-damaged silk mills were converted to factories producing

Okayama, city and prefecture (ken), western Honshu, Japan, bordering the Inland Sea, includes numerous offshore islands. Okayama prefecture has a predominantly agricultural economy. Rice, grapes, peaches, igusa (rushes for tatami mats), cotton, and other cash crops are grown in the south, where

Kaigetsudō Ando was a Japanese painter of the Edo (Tokugawa) period who was an early practitioner of the genre known as ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”). Among other subjects, these pictures provided scenes from the pleasure quarter, or entertainment district, of such cities as Edo or

Okazaki, city, south-central Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is located in the Mikawa Plain, on the Yahagi River, about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Nagoya. It developed around Okazaki Castle after its construction in 1455. During the Tokugawa period (1603–1867) it prospered as

Kaigetsudō Ando was a Japanese painter of the Edo (Tokugawa) period who was an early practitioner of the genre known as ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”). Among other subjects, these pictures provided scenes from the pleasure quarter, or entertainment district, of such cities as Edo or

Masamune was a Japanese swordsmith. He was appointed chief swordsmith by the emperor Fushimi in 1287. He founded the Sōshū school of swordmaking, in which blades were made entirely of steel and hardened throughout. It marked an important advance in metallurgical technique that was significantly

Sukhoi, Russian aerospace design bureau that is the country’s second most important producer of military aircraft (after the design bureau MiG). Sukhoi is part of a giant, partially state-owned conglomerate of design bureaus and production plants known as AVPK Sukhoi (Aviation Military-Industrial

Sukhoi, Russian aerospace design bureau that is the country’s second most important producer of military aircraft (after the design bureau MiG). Sukhoi is part of a giant, partially state-owned conglomerate of design bureaus and production plants known as AVPK Sukhoi (Aviation Military-Industrial

Energia: …NII-88 and became the independent OKB-1.

MiG, Russian aerospace design bureau that is the country’s major producer of jet fighter aircraft. It developed the family of technologically advanced MiG aircraft, including the Soviet Union’s first jet fighter. The MiG design bureau is part of the state-owned multifirm aerospace complex VPK MAPO

Tupolev, Russian aerospace design bureau that is a major producer of civilian passenger airliners and military bombers. As a Soviet agency, it developed the U.S.S.R.’s first commercial jetliner and the world’s first supersonic passenger jet. Headquarters are in Moscow. Tupolev consists of the main

Sukhoi, Russian aerospace design bureau that is the country’s second most important producer of military aircraft (after the design bureau MiG). Sukhoi is part of a giant, partially state-owned conglomerate of design bureaus and production plants known as AVPK Sukhoi (Aviation Military-Industrial

Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey: …new design bureau known as OKB-52, in Reutov, outside of Moscow, in 1955. There he began working on a series of advanced naval cruise missiles. In 1959 he initiated development of new rockets and spacecraft for the emerging Soviet space program.

Sam Yagan: …Krohn, with whom he founded OkCupid in 2003. The dating site grew steadily, partly because of its innovative use of social data to match users, and in 2011 Yagan and his partners sold OkCupid to IAC/InterActiveCorp (headed by media mogul Barry Diller) for an estimated $90 million. The company included…

quasar: Discovery of quasars: …Boroson and Canadian American astronomer John Beverly Oke showed that the fuzzy halos surrounding some quasars are actually starlight from the galaxy hosting the quasar and that these galaxies are at high redshifts.

Fort Myers: …western terminus of the cross-state Okeechobee Waterway, linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico via Lake Okeechobee. Tourism is a mainstay of the city’s economy, and the area has a large retiree population. The flower industry, especially chrysanthemums, azaleas, and poinsettias, is also important, as are vegetable farming,…

Lake Okeechobee, lake in southeastern Florida, U.S., and the third largest freshwater lake wholly within the country (after Lake Michigan and Iliamna Lake, Alaska). The lake lies about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of West Palm Beach at the northern edge of the Everglades. A remnant of the prehistoric

Okefenokee Swamp: …were set aside as the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, with headquarters at Waycross, Georgia. The swamp’s name probably is derived from the Seminole Indian word for “trembling earth,” so-called because of the floating islands of the swamp.

Okefenokee Swamp, swamp and wildlife refuge in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida, U.S. It is a shallow, saucer-shaped depression approximately 25 miles (40 km) wide and 40 miles (65 km) long and covers an area of more than 600 square miles (1,550 square km). Lying about 50 miles (80 km)

Okefenokee Swamp, swamp and wildlife refuge in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida, U.S. It is a shallow, saucer-shaped depression approximately 25 miles (40 km) wide and 40 miles (65 km) long and covers an area of more than 600 square miles (1,550 square km). Lying about 50 miles (80 km)

Jean de Ockeghem was a composer of sacred and secular music, one of the great masters of the Franco-Flemish style that dominated European music of the Renaissance. Ockeghem’s earliest recorded appointment was as a singer at Antwerp Cathedral (1443–44). He served similarly in the chapel of Charles,

Columbia Records: Changing tunes and changing times: …jazz and blues after purchasing OKeh Records, adding household names such as Louis Armstrong to its growing lineup. At the time many in the recording industry referred to these genres as “race records,” a term believed to have been coined by an employee of OKeh to describe music made by…