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Gorky, Arshile
(Encyclopedia) Gorky, ArshileGorky, Arshileärˈshīl gôrˈkē [key], c.1900–48, American painter, b. Armenia as Vosdanig Adoian. He escaped the Turkish slaughter of Armenians, emigrated to the United…Nibelungen
(Encyclopedia) NibelungenNibelungennēˈbəl&oobreve;ngˌən [key] or Nibelungs, in Germanic myth and literature, an evil family possessing a magic hoard of gold. The hoard is accursed. The…2004 Summer Olympics
Athens Athens Medal Table Leading Medal Winners Track & Field Boxing Gymnastics Swimming Tennis Team Sports Archery Badminton Beach Volleyball…menstruation
(Encyclopedia) menstruation, periodic flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in humans and most other primates, occurring about every 28 days in women. Menstruation commences at…Judges: 15
Judges Chapter 15 1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the…The Congress of Women: Homer and His Poems
by Mrs. Nina Morais Cohen Complete Freedom for WomenDevelopment in Eastern WashingtonHomer and His Poems Nina Morais Cohen is a native of Philadelphia, Pa. She was born December 6, 1855.…2 Samuel: 17
2 Samuel Chapter 17 1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 2 And I will come upon him while he is…Transcendental Wild Oats
A Chapter from an Unwritten RomanceLouisa May AlcottDecember 18, 1873On the first day of June, 184—, a large wagon, drawn by a small horse and containing a motley load, went lumbering over…Great Plains
(Encyclopedia) Great Plains, extensive grassland region on the continental slope of central North America. They extend from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba south through…turnpike
(Encyclopedia) turnpike, road paid for partly or wholly by fees collected from travelers at tollgates. It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through such a gate until the…Trending
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