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Vos, Marten de
(Encyclopedia) Vos, Marten deVos, Marten demärˈtən [key]Vos, Marten de də vōs [key], c.1536–1603, Flemish painter. He studied with Floris in Antwerp and is said to have assisted Tintoretto in Venice…Tahmasp
(Encyclopedia) TahmaspTahmasptäˈmäsp [key], 1514–76, shah of Persia (1524–76), son and successor of Ismail and the second of the Safavid dynasty. He successfully repulsed persistent invasions by the…Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon
(Encyclopedia) Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon āˈvən [key], 1897–1977, British…Froude, James Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Froude, James AnthonyFroude, James Anthonyfr&oomacr;d [key], 1818–94, English historian. Educated at Oxford, he took deacon's orders after coming under the influence of the Oxford…Proceedings of the Trial of Susan B. Anthony: The United States of America vs. Susan B. Anthony
Indictment Against Susan B... Argument of Mr. Selden for th... The United States of America vs. Susan B. Anthony United States Circuit Court. Northern District of New…Jamaica Bay
(Encyclopedia) Jamaica Bay, c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), SW Long Island, SE N.Y., separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Rockaway Peninsula; the Rockaway Inlet links it to the sea. The shallow bay has many…Runnymede
(Encyclopedia) Runnymede or RunnimedeRunnymederŭnˈĭmēd [key], meadow, in Egham, Surrey, S England, on the south bank of the Thames River, W of London. Either on this meadow or on nearby Charter…Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the
(Encyclopedia) Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the, fundamentalist Christian Church and evangelistic missionary body organized in California by Aimee Semple McPherson and Minnie Kennedy in…Cavell, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Cavell, EdithCavell, Edithkăvˈəl [key], 1865–1915, English nurse. When World War I broke out, she was head of the nursing staff of the Berkendael Medical Institute in Brussels. In 1915…Mailer, Norman
(Encyclopedia) Mailer, Norman (Norman Kingsley Mailer), 1923–2007, American writer, b. Long Branch, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1943. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., served in the army during World War II,…Trending
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