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(Encyclopedia) rock garden, garden planned around natural rock formations or rocks artificially arranged to simulate natural (often mountainous) conditions. The concept of rock gardens is believed to…Lanier, Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Lanier, SidneyLanier, Sidneylənērˈ [key], 1842–81, American poet and musician, b. Macon, Ga., grad. Oglethorpe College 1860. His first work, the novel Tiger-Lilies (1867), was based on…Whitlock, Brand
(Encyclopedia) Whitlock, Brand, 1869–1934, American author and diplomat, b. Urbana, Ohio. After working as a reporter and practicing law, he became reform mayor of Toledo (1905–13). Meanwhile he…pathology
(Encyclopedia) pathology, study of the cause of disease and the modifications in cellular function and changes in cellular structure produced in any cell, organ, or part of the body by disease. The…Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon
(Encyclopedia) Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon, 1854–1932, Irish statesman and agricultural reformer. Educated in England, Plunkett spent 10 years (1879–89) in Wyoming as a cattle rancher. Returning to…Nemerov, Howard
(Encyclopedia) Nemerov, HowardNemerov, Howardnĕmˈĕrôf [key], 1920–91, American poet, novelist, and critic, b. New York City, grad. Harvard, 1941; brother of photographer Diane Arbus. He taught at…Year in Review 2001 | Movies
By Beth Rowen Before Harry ShrekMementoNicole KidmanHedwig and the Angry InchA.I.Waking LifePearl HarborDavid LynchGhost WorldAfter Harry The Fellowship of the RingOcean's 11Vanilla SkyThe…Football Hall of Fame: Players
Abell, Earl—Colgate, 1915Agase, Alex—Purdue/Illinois, 1946Agganis, Harry—Boston Univ., 1952Albert, Frank—Stanford, 1941Aldrich, Chas. (Ki)—Texas Christian, 1938Aldrich, Malcolm—Yale,…Anderson MITCHELL, Congress, NC (1800-1876)
MITCHELL Anderson , a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Milton, Caswell County, N.C., June 13, 1800; attended Bingham's School, Orange County, N.C., and was graduated from…William ANDERSON, Congress, PA (1762-1829)
ANDERSON William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Virginia in 1762; attended the common schools; during the Revolutionary War joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and…Trending
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