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Stephen Wallace DEMPSEY, Congress, NY (1862-1949)

DEMPSEY Stephen Wallace , a Representative from New York; born in Hartland, Niagara County, N.Y., May 8, 1862; attended the district school of his native town, and was graduated from the De Veaux…

Modiano, Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Modiano, Patrick (Jean Patrick Modiano)Modiano, PatrickzhäN pätrēkˈ mōdyänōˈ [key], 1945–, French novelist. He has been acclaimed for his treatment of memory, loss, and the puzzle of…

Ballymena

(Encyclopedia) Ballymena Ballymena bălēmēˈnə [key], town and district, NE Northern Ireland, on the Braid River. Linen…

Cocoa, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cocoa, city (2020 pop. 19,041), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895.…

McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.măkˈənrōˌ [key], 1959–, American tennis player, b. Weisbaden, West Germany. He grew up in Douglaston, Queens, N.Y. After winning the…

Chihuly, Dale Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Chihuly, Dale PatrickChihuly, Dale Patrickchĭh&oomacr;ˈlē [key] 1941–, American glass artist, b. Tacoma, Wash.; grad. Univ. of Washington, Seattle (B.A., 1965), Rhode Island School…

Columba, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Columba, SaintColumba, Saintkəlŭmˈbə [key], or Saint ColumcilleColumba, Saintkŏlˈəmkĭlˌ [key] [Irish,=dove of the church], 521–97, Irish missionary to Scotland, called the Apostle of…

Kingsport

(Encyclopedia) Kingsport, city (1990 pop. 36,365), Hawkins and Sullivan counties, NE Tenn., on the Holston River near the Va. line; inc. 1917. Industries include one of the largest printing and…

St. Patrick's Day

Politics, culture, quizzes, and more St. Patrick on the Hill of Tara, where Catholic tradition says he performed a miracle and began converting the nobility of Ireland.  St. Patrick's Day…