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Brewer's: Bathsheba
The Duchess of Portsmouth, a favourite court lady of Charles II. The allusion is to the wife of Uriah the Hittite, criminally beloved by David (2 Sam. xi.). The Duke of Monmouth says: My…Sakhalin
(Encyclopedia) SakhalinSakhalinsəkhəlyēnˈ [key], formerly SaghalienSakhalinsägälyĕnˈ [key], island (c.29,500 sq mi/76,400 sq km), off the coast of Asian Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea…Bristol, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bristol. 1 Industrial city (2020 pop. 60,833), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-…Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke ofBuckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke ofvĭlˈyərz, bŭkˈĭng-əm [key], 1592–1628, English courtier and royal favorite. He arrived (1614) at the…The True George Washington: Friends: Children
ChildrenIn this connection it is worth glancing at Washington's relations with children, the more that it has been frequently asserted that he had no liking for them. As already shown, at…James Earl Carter, Jr.
James Earl Carter, Jr.Born: 10/1/1924Birthplace: Plains, Ga. James Earl Carter, Jr., was born in the tiny village of Plains, Ga., Oct. 1, 1924, and grew up on the family farm at nearby…Chinatowns and Other Asian-American Enclaves
by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves Introduction ChinatownsFilipinotownsNihonmachi (Japantowns)Little IndiasKoreatownsLittle SaigonsIn the mid-1800s, many Chinese were…Brewer's: Rose Sunday
The fourth Sunday in Lent, when the Pope blesses the “Golden Rose.” He dips it in balsam, sprinkles it with holy water, and incenses it. Strange as it may seem, Pope Julius II., in 1510,…Newport, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Newport. 1 City (1990 pop. 18,871), seat of Campbell co., N Ky., on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati and on the east bank of the Licking River opposite Covington; laid out 1791, inc…Ohio NPR Member Stations
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