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(Encyclopedia) Port Elizabeth, city, now part and seat of Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., SE South Africa, on Algoa Bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean. It is a tourist…Elizabeth City
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth City, city (2020 pop. 18,631), seat of Pasquotank co., NE N.C., a port of entry on the Pasquotank River (which, with the…Longford, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Longford, ElizabethLongford, Elizabethlôngˈfərd [key], 1906–2002, British author. Born Elizabeth Harman, she married (1931) Frank Pakenham, later (1961) earl of Longford. She was…Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of
(Encyclopedia) Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess ofShrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess ofshrōzˈbərē, shr&oomacr;zˈ– [key], 1520–1608, English noblewoman, known as Bess of Hardwick. At the…Walsingham, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia) Walsingham, Sir FrancisWalsingham, Sir Franciswôlˈsĭng-əm [key], 1532?–1590, English statesman. A zealous Protestant, he went abroad during the reign of Queen Mary I but returned on…1967–1968 Emmy Awards
Mission: ImpossibleArchive PhotosOutstanding Dramatic SeriesMission: Impossible (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesBill Cosby, I…telecommuting
(Encyclopedia) telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, accessing work-related materials at a business office, or transmitting materials to an office…Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of
(Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of, 1536–72, English nobleman, son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey. He succeeded his grandfather, the 3d duke, in 1554. He was favored by Queen…bluestocking
(Encyclopedia) bluestocking, derisive term originally applied to certain 18th-century women with pronounced literary interests. During the 1750s, Elizabeth Vesey held evening parties, at which the…Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815–1902, American reformer, a leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Johnstown, N.Y. She was educated at the Troy Female Seminary (now Emma Willard School…Trending
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