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Brady, Diamond Jim
(Encyclopedia) Brady, Diamond Jim (James Buchanan Brady), 1856–1917, American financier and philanthropist, b. New York City. He was a bellboy and messenger and then worked for the New York Central…Brewer's: Jilt
(To). (See under Basket .) To give the basket. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jim CrowJig A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Corbett, James John
(Encyclopedia) Corbett, James JohnCorbett, James Johnkôrˈbət [key], 1866–1933, American boxer, b. San Francisco. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett won (1892) the heavyweight boxing championship from John L.…Carlisle Indian School
(Encyclopedia) Carlisle Indian School, in Carlisle, Pa., the first federally supported school for Native Americans to be established off a reservation; it was founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt.…Entertainment Bios — C
James CaanSid CaesarNicolas CageJames CagneyDean CainMichael CaineZoe CaldwellJames CameronJulia Margaret CameronBruce CampbellGlen CampbellLouise CampbellNaomi CampbellNeve CampbellJane CampionJohn…Year in Review 2001 | Movies
By Beth Rowen Before Harry ShrekMementoNicole KidmanHedwig and the Angry InchA.I.Waking LifePearl HarborDavid LynchGhost WorldAfter Harry The Fellowship of the RingOcean's 11Vanilla SkyThe…Alliance
(Encyclopedia) Alliance. 1 City, seat of Box Butte co., NW Nebr., in the High Plains; founded 1887 as Grand Lake, renamed and inc. 1888. Located in a farming and ranching region, it is a…Brewer's: Jingo
By Jingo or By the Living Jingo. Basque “Jainko,” the Supreme Being. In corroboration of this derivation it may be stated that Edward I. had Basque mountaineers conveyed to England to take…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by Quincy Ewing</cite>
Baxter's Procrustes Negro Suffrage in a Democracy The Heart of the Race Problem by Quincy Ewing "And, instead of going to the Congress of the United States and saying there is no…WEBB, James H. (Jim), Congress, VA (1946)
Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Democrat WEBB, James H. (Jim), a Senator from Virginia; born in St. Joseph, Mo., February 9, 1946; graduated high school in Bellevue, Neb.; attended…Trending
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