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Brewer's: Eleven Thousand Virgins
Ursula being asked in marriage by a pagan prince, fled towards Rome with her eleven thousand virgins. At Cologne they were all massacred by a party of Huns, and even to the present hour “…Diderot, Denis
(Encyclopedia) Diderot, DenisDiderot, Denisdənēˈ dēdərōˈ [key], 1713–84, French encyclopedist, philosopher of materialism, and critic of art and literature, b. Langres. He was also a novelist,…gender
(Encyclopedia) gender [Lat. genus=kind], in grammar, subclassification of nouns or nounlike words in which the members of the subclass have characteristic features of agreement with other words. The…Le Nozze di Figaro <br/>(The Marriage of Figaro)
Music:Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto:Lorenzo da Ponte, based on the poem by Pierre BeaumarchaisPremiere:Vienna, May 1, 1786 The Marriage of Figaro recounts the further comic adventures of…Edwin Le Roy ANTONY, Congress, TX (1852-1913)
ANTONY Edwin Le Roy , a Representative from Texas; born in Waynesboro, Burke County, Ga., January 5, 1852; moved with his parents to Texas in 1859 and settled in Brazoria County; moved to Milam…Frank Le Blond KLOEB, Congress, OH (1890-1976)
KLOEB Frank Le Blond , a Representative from Ohio; born in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, June 16, 1890; attended the parochial and public schools, Ohio State University at Columbus, and the…Francis Celeste LE BLOND, Congress, OH (1821-1902)
LE BLOND Francis Celeste , a Representative from Ohio; born in Bellville, Ohio, February 14, 1821; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice…Karl Miles LE COMPTE, Congress, IA (1887-1972)
LE COMPTE Karl Miles , a Representative from Iowa; born in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, May 25, 1887; attended the public schools and was graduated from the State University of Iowa at Iowa City…Frank Jacob LE FEVRE, Congress, NY (1874-1941)
LE FEVRE Frank Jacob , a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., November 30, 1874; attended the public schools and the New Paltz Normal School; became engaged in…John Valcoulon LE MOYNE, Congress, IL (1828-1918)
LE MOYNE John Valcoulon , a Representative from Illinois; born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., November 17, 1828; attended the common schools; was graduated from Washington and Jefferson…Trending
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