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Île-aux-Noix
(Encyclopedia) Île-aux-NoixÎle-aux-Noixēl-ō-nwä [key], island, 210 acres (85 hectares), in the Richelieu River near St. Jean, S Que., Canada; location of Fort Lennox National Historic Site (est. 1921…Isaacs, Susan Sutherland
(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, Susan Sutherland, 1885–1948, British educator. After studying at the universities of Manchester and Cambridge, she became a lecturer in early childhood education. A disciple of…Macdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph AlexandreMacdonald, Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandrezhäk ātyĕnˈzhôzĕfˈ älĕksäNˈdrə mäkdônälˈ [key], 1765–1840, marshal of France, of Scottish descent…Churchill, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the…Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse
(Encyclopedia) Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesseDu Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtessezhän bāküˈ kôNtĕsˈ dü bärēˈ, d&oomacr;bărˈē [key], 1743–93, mistress of King Louis XV of France. A courtesan of…Doha
(Encyclopedia) Doha Doha dōˈhä [key], city (2021 est. metro area pop. 646,000), capital of Qatar, SE…Kennedy, Adrienne
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Adrienne, 1931–, American playwright, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., as Adrienne Lita Hawkins, grad. Ohio State Univ. (B.A., 1953), studied Columbia (1954–56). Her usually one-act memory…Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'
(Encyclopedia) Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and…Flushing, part of Queens, New York City, United States
(Encyclopedia) Flushing, former village, now in N Queens borough of New York City, SE N.Y.; chartered 1645, inc. into Greater New York City with Queens in 1898. Although chiefly residential, Flushing…Adrian, Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Adrian, Gilbert, 1903–59, popularly known simply as Adrian, fashion designer, b. Naugatuk, Conn. Educated in New York City, he created designs for Broadway shows until 1925, when he…Trending
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