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(Encyclopedia) numismaticsnumismaticsn&oomacr;ˌmĭzmătˈĭks, –mĭs– [key], collection and study of coins, medals, and related objects as works of art and as sources of information. The coin and the…Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st BaronHawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Barontouˈtən [key], 1705–81, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1720 and first saw fighting as commander…MacKAY, Kenneth Hood, Jr. (Buddy), Congress, FL (1933)
MacKAY Kenneth Hood, Jr. (Buddy) , a Representative from Florida; born in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., March 22, 1933; attended Ocala Elementary School; graduated, Ocala High School, 1950; B.S. and…Kenneth Hood MacKAY, Jr. (Buddy), Congress, FL (1933)
MacKAY, Kenneth Hood, Jr. (Buddy), a Representative from Florida; born in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., March 22, 1933; attended Ocala Elementary School; graduated, Ocala High School, 1950; B.S…Harper, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Harper, Stephen, 1959–, prime minister (2006–15) of Canada. A founding member of the conservative Reform party (later the Canadian Alliance), he won a seat in the federal parliament in…Bohigas, Oriol
(Encyclopedia) Bohigas, Oriol, 1925-2021, Spanish modernist architect, b. Barcelona, Spain, as Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola, Escuela Técnica Superior de…Brewer's: Good Time
There is a good time coming. This has been for a long, long time a familiar saying in Scotland, and is introduced by Sir Walter Scott in his Rob Roy. Charles Mackay has written a song so…La Fontaine, Jean de
(Encyclopedia) La Fontaine, Jean deLa Fontaine, Jean dezhäN də [key], 1621–95, French poet, whose celebrated fables place him among the masters of world literature. He was born at Château-Thierry to…Comstock Lode
(Encyclopedia) Comstock Lode, richest known U.S. silver deposit, W Nevada, on Mt. Davidson in the Virginia Range. It is said to have been discovered in 1857 by Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou…Daly, Marcus
(Encyclopedia) Daly, Marcus, 1841–1900, American copper magnate, b. Ireland. He went to New York City at 15 and later moved to California, where he worked as a miner. He was employed by the “silver…Trending
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