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Mitchell, Joni
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Joni, 1943–, Canadian-American songwriter, singer, guitarist, poet, and painter, b. MacLeod (now Fort Macleod), Alta., as…London, Jack
(Encyclopedia) London, Jack (John Griffith London), 1876–1916, American author, b. San Francisco. The illegitimate son of William Chaney, an astrologer, and Flora Wellman, a seamstress and medium, he…Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
(Encyclopedia) Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933–2020, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1993–2020), b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Joan Ruth Bader. A graduate (1954) of Cornell, she attended Harvard Law…Biographies: Folk, Gospel, and World Musicians
Folk, Gospel, and World Musicians Joan Baez See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Biographies by CategoryBadu, Erykah, musician Baez, Joan, folk singer and…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Act V, Scene IV
Scene IVCamp of the York in AnjouEnter York, Warwick, and othersYorkBring forth that sorceress condemn'd to burn.Enter Joan LA Pucelle, guarded, and a ShepherdShepherdAh, Joan, this kills thy…Freestyle Skiing: 1997 World Championships
at Nagano, Japan (Feb. 4-9)MenCombined1Darcy Downs, CAN30.002Toben Sutherland, CAN27.603Oleg Kouleshov, BLR24.00Acro1Fabrice Becker, FRA26.902Ian Edmondson, USA26.403Heini Baumgartner, SWI25.…Brewer's: Birds
Birds of a feather flock together. Persons associate with those of a similar taste and station as themselves. Qui se ressemble s'assemble. Cicero says, “Similes similibus gaudent, pures…Brewer's: Burn
His money burns a hole in his pocket. He cannot keep it in his pocket, or forbear spending it. To burn one's boats. To cut oneself off from all means or hope of retreat. The allusion is…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Act III, Scene III
Scene IIIThe plains near RouenEnter Charles, the Bastard of Orleans, Alencon, Joan LA Pucelle, and forcesJoan La PucelleDismay not, princes, at this accident, Nor grieve that Rouen is so…Architects
Notable Architects From Aalto to Wright A-C | D-K | L-O | P-S | T-Y Charles Bullfinch's Massachusetts State House (1795–1798) Aalto, Alvar Abercrombie, Sir…Trending
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