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(Encyclopedia) Ellis Island, island, c.27 acres (10.9 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, SW of Manhattan island. Government-controlled since 1808, it was long the site of an arsenal and a fort, but…Don Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Don Giovanni: see Don Juan.Ellis, William
(Encyclopedia) Ellis, William, 1794–1872, English missionary, pioneer of printing in the Pacific. Sent in 1816 to Polynesia as a nonconformist missionary, he set up at Tahiti the first printing press…Razin, Stenka
(Encyclopedia) Razin, StenkaRazin, Stenkastĕngˈkä räˈzēn [key], d. 1671, Don Cossack leader, head of the peasant revolt of 1670. As commander of a band of propertyless Don Cossacks, he raided and…Ennis
(Encyclopedia) Ennis, city (2020 pop. 20,159), Ellis co., N Tex.; inc. 1872. It is a trading, financial, rail, and processing center in a fertile…Cornish
(Encyclopedia) Cornish, language belonging to the Brythonic group of the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages. See P. B. Ellis, The Cornish Language and…Wilson, Don
radio and TV announcerBirthplace: Lincoln, Neb.Born: 1900Died: 1982Rickles, Don
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musicianBirthplace: Linden, Tex.Born: 7/22/47Adams, Don
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