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Birch, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Birch, Thomas, 1779–1851, American artist, b. London. Birch settled in Philadelphia in 1793. Famous for his paintings of landscapes and historical scenes, he is also noted for a series…

John Birch Society

(Encyclopedia) John Birch Society, ultraconservative, anti-Communist organization in the United States. It was founded in Dec., 1958, by manufacturer Robert Welch, headquartered in Belmont, Mass.,…

birch

(Encyclopedia) CE5 White birch, Betula papyrifera birch, common name for some members of the Betulaceae, a family of deciduous trees or shrubs bearing male and female flowers on separate plants,…

John Birch

John Birch's name is more famous than the man, thanks to the anti-communist fringe group that named themselves after him. Born in India and raised in Macon, Georgia, John Morrison Birch was a…

Simon Birch

Director/Writer:Mark Steven JohnsonBuena Vista; PG; 110 minutesRelease:9/98Cast:Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Jim Carrey and Jan…

Bayh, Birch Evans, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bayh, Birch Evans, Jr.Bayh, Birch Evans, Jr.bī [key], 1928–2019, U.S. politician, b. Terre Haute, Ind., grad. Indiana Univ. law school (1960). A Democrat, Bayh served (1954–62) in the…

Robert Frost: Birches

BirchesRobert FrostWhen I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them. But swinging doesn't bend them down to…

Thora Birch Biography

Thora BirchactressBorn: 3/11/1982Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. Birch, who was named after the Norse god of thunder, began exhibiting her thespian talents as a toddler, landing parts in TV…

Birch, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Birch, Samuel, 1813–85, English Egyptologist. He wrote a dictionary of hieroglyphics and translated the Book of the Dead.