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(Encyclopedia) encyclical, originally, a pastoral letter sent out by a bishop, now a solemn papal letter, meant to inform the whole church on some particular matter of importance. Benedict XIV…Adventists
(Encyclopedia) AdventistsAdventistsădˈvĕnˌtĭsts [key] [advent, Lat.,=coming], members of a group of related religious denominations whose distinctive doctrine centers in their belief concerning the…Playoffs: Minor League Triple-A Final Standings, 1999 Season
North Division W L Pct GB Scranton-WB (Phillies) 78 66 .542 — Pawtucket (Red Sox) 76 68 .528 2 Syracuse (Blue Jays) 73 71 .507 5 Buffalo (…Hamilton Chamberlain JONES, Congress, NC (1884-1957)
JONES Hamilton Chamberlain , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., September 26, 1884; attended the schools of Charlotte, N.C., Central High School,…NIT Tournament (12 teams): Basketball Players, Sports
All games at Madison Square Garden, New YorkFirst RoundNC-Charlotte 79, San Francisco 74Holy Cross 84, St. Peter's 78Kentucky 67, Niagara 61Providence 84, North Carolina A&T…performance art
(Encyclopedia) performance art, multimedia art form originating in the 1970s in which performance is the dominant mode of expression. Perfomance art may incorporate such elements as instrumental or…Hearne, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Hearne, SamuelHearne, Samuelhûrn [key], 1745–92, British fur trader, explorer in N Canada. He entered the British navy at the age of 11 and saw service in the naval battles of the…Sint-Truiden
(Encyclopedia) Sint-TruidenSint-Truidensĭnt-troiˈdən [key], Fr. Saint-Trond, town (1991 pop. 36,994), Limburg prov., E Belgium. It is primarily an industrial center but is noted for its cherries.…Barnes, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Barnes, Albert, 1798–1870, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. Rome, N.Y. From 1830 he was pastor of the First Church in Philadelphia, mother church of the Presbyterian denomination in…Holy Innocents
(Encyclopedia) Holy Innocents, in the New Testament, children of Bethlehem “from two years old and under,” killed by the order of Herod the Great in the attempt to destroy the infant Jesus. The…Trending
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