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(Encyclopedia) ice dancing, ice-skating competition in which couples are required to perform dance routines to music. The sport gained popularity in the 1930s and the first world championships were…MacDiarmid, Hugh
(Encyclopedia) MacDiarmid, HughMacDiarmid, Hughməkdûrˈmĭd, –mĭt [key], pseud. of Christopher Murray Grieve, 1892–1978, Scottish poet and critic, b. Langholm, Dumfrieshire. Passionately devoted to…Mortensen, Dale Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Mortensen, Dale Thomas, 1939–2014, American economist, b. Enterprise, Oreg., Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon Univ., 1967. Mortensen a professor at Northwestern Univ. for his entire academic…Ohio Company
(Encyclopedia) Ohio Company, organization formed (1747) to extend settlements of Virginia westward. The members were mostly Virginia planters interested in land speculation and the fur trade. A royal…2017 Academy Awards
The 2017 Academy Awards will be presented on Mar. 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Shape of Water Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour…Christopher Columbus McGRATH, Congress, NY (1902-1986)
McGRATH Christopher Columbus , a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 15, 1902; attended parochial schools, was graduated from Clason Military Academy, Bronx, N.Y., in 1921 and…BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit), Congress, MO (1939)
Senate Years of Service: 1987- Party: Republican BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit), a Senator from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., March 6, 1939; attended the public schools; graduated,…Christopher Samuel (Kit) BOND, Congress, MO (1939)
Senate Years of Service: 1987-2011 Party: Republican BOND Christopher Samuel (Kit) , a Senator from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., March 6, 1939; attended the public schools; graduated,…Christopher Columbus BOWEN, Congress, SC (1832-1880)
BOWEN Christopher Columbus , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Providence, R.I., January 5, 1832; attended the public schools; moved to Georgia in 1850; engaged in agricultural…Christopher Augustus BERGEN, Congress, NJ (1841-1905)
BERGEN Christopher Augustus , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bridge Point, Somerset County, N.J., August 2, 1841; attended Harlingen School and Edge Hill Classical School and was…Trending
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