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Navajo Code Talkers

The code that was never broken President George W. Bush honored Navajo Code Talkers in July 2001. In 1942, there were about 50,000 Navajo tribe members. As of 1945, about 540 Navajos served as…

Son of the Bride

Director: Juan Jose Campanella Writer: Juan Jose Campanella, Fernando Castets Sony Pictures Classic; R; 124 minutes Release: 4/02 Cast: Ricardo Darin, Hector Alterio, Norma…

Brewer's: Son

(or descendant of). Norman, Fitz-; Gaelic, Mac; Welsh, Ap- (sometimes contracted into P, as P-richard); Irish, O'; Hebrew and Arabic, Ben-, all prefixes: English, -son; Russian, -vitch or…

The Leopard Son

Director:Hugo Van LawickWriter:Michael OlmertDirectors of Photography:Hugo Van Lawick and Matthew AeberhardEditors:Mark Fletcher and Gerrit NettenMusic:Stewart CopelandProducers:Hugo Van…

Marie de l'Incarnation

(Encyclopedia) Marie de l'IncarnationMarie de l'Incarnationdə lăNkärnäsyôNˈ [key], 1599–1672, French missionary. Her name was originally Marie Guyard. She was married in her youth and bore a son;…

Native Americans

(Encyclopedia) Native Americans: see Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the; Natives, Middle American; Natives, North American; Natives, South American.

prodigal son

(Encyclopedia) prodigal son, in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with…

Son My

(Encyclopedia) Son My: see My Lai incident.

Brewer's: Merops' Son

or A son of Merops. One who thinks he can set the world to rights, but can only set it on fire. Agitators and stump orators, demagogues and Nihilists, are sons of Merops. The allusion is…

Brewer's: Name-son

Name-sake; also name-child, etc. “God for ever bless your honour, I am your name-son, sure enough.” —Smollett: Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…