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Sainte Thérèse

(Encyclopedia) Sainte ThérèseSainte ThérèsesăNt tārĕzˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,158), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, NW of Montreal. It has factories producing automobile parts, pianos,…

Beauport

(Encyclopedia) Beauport Beauport bōpôrˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a suburb of…

Caughnawaga

(Encyclopedia) CaughnawagaCaughnawagakäˈnəwäˌgə [key], community and Native American reserve, S Que., Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River opposite Lachine. It was founded (1676) as a refuge for…

Mount Vernon, estate, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. The land was patented in 1674,…

Sully, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sully, Thomas, 1783–1872, American painter, b. England. Having come to the United States as a child, he first studied with his brother Lawrence, a miniaturist, and later for a brief…

1962 Tony Awards

PlayA Man for All SeasonsMusicalHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingActor—PlayPaul Scofield, A Man for All SeasonsActress—PlayMargaret Leighton, Night of the IguanaSupporting or…

1932 Men's Boxing Medalists

Class   Flyweight (-112 lb) István Enekes, HUN   Francisco Cabanas, MEX   Louis Salica, USA Batamweight (-118 lb) Horace Gwynne, CAN   Hans Ziglarski, GER   José…

1950 – 1959 World History

Atomic BombNational Archives and Records Admin.Dwight D. Eisenhower(1890–1969)National Archives and Records Admin.Dag Hammarskjöld(1905–1961)United NationsMartin Luther King, Jr.(1929–1968)N.…

Lawrence Summers, 2001 News

former treasury secretary, was named Harvard University's 27th president in March. He will succeed Neil Rudenstine.

Jacob Lawrence 2000 Deaths

Jacob LawrenceAge: 82 modern figurative painter whose works chronicled the African-American experience. His socially compelling paintings, characterized by angular, richly decorative effects…