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A building protected by lightning conductors (one or more). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lightning RodLightning Preservers A B C D E F G H I J K…Allen, Woody
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Woody, 1935–, American actor, writer, and director, one of contemporary America's leading filmmakers, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Allen began his career…Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord
(Encyclopedia) Darnley, Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord, 1545–67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the…transcontinental railroad
(Encyclopedia) transcontinental railroad, in U.S. history, rail connection with the Pacific coast. In 1845, Asa Whitney presented to Congress a plan for the federal government to subsidize the…Oscar Hosts, 2012
Read a bio on Billy Crystal, the host of the 84th Academy Awards, as well as past Oscar hosts. Do you remember who hosted in 1989? No one. That was the year the Oscars had no host, in an…AFC: 97-98 Conference Championships, Playoff Game Summaries
Broncos, 24-21 Denver (14-4) 7 17 0 0— 24 Pittsburgh (12-5) 7 7 0 7— 21 Date—Jan. 11. Att—61,382. Time—2:59. 1st Quarter: DEN—Terrell Davis 8-yd run (Jason Elam…Star Trek: First Contact
Director: Jonathan FrakesWriters: Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore and Rick BermanDirector of Photography:Matthew F. LeonettiEditor:John W. WheelerMusic:Jerry GoldsmithProduction Designer:…March 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of March 2009. Three of Four Still Missing After Boat Capsizes (Mar. 2): One boater is found alive…2002 People in the News
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Russell SageYves Saint-LaurentHaym SalomonSir Titus SaltPaul A. SamuelsonWilliam SaveryJean Baptiste SayMarjorie ScardinoHjalmar Horace Greeley SchachtAlbert SchäffleElsa SchiaparelliJacob…Trending
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