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The heraldic device of the city of Paris is a ship. As Sauval says. “L'ile de la cité est faite comme un grand navire enfoncé dans la vase, et échoué au fil de l'eau vers le milieu de la…Rulers of France
Name Born Ruled1 Carolingian Dynasty Pepin the Short c. 714 751–768 Charlemagne2 742 768–814 Louis I the Pious3 778 814–840 Charles I the Bald4 823 840–877…Frances McDormand
A versatile character actor since the early 1980s, Frances McDormand is best known as deadpan Sheriff Marge Gunderson in the Coen brothers film Fargo (1996, with Steve Buscemi). The role won her an…Frances Cleveland
Name at birth: Frances Clara FolsomFrances Cleveland was the wife of President Grover Cleveland and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889, and again from 1893 to 1897.…Fuller, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the…Fort Frances
(Encyclopedia) Fort Frances, town, SW Ont., Canada, on Rainy River, opposite International Falls, Minn. It is chiefly a lumbering center with sawmills…Fuller, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Thomas, 1608–61, English clergyman and author. He was an able preacher and a noted wit. He adhered to the royalist cause during the civil war and the Commonwealth and served…Victor Valle Biography
Victor ValleAge: 82 boxing trainer who guided heavyweight Gerry Cooney and others; advocate of boxing safety, he was instrumental in reducing championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds. He died…Victor Mature Biography
Victor MatureactorBorn: 1/29/1913Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky This hunky Hollywood leading man and supporting actor tackled many genres—westerns, crime and costume dramas, comedy, and…Victor Borge Biography
Victor Borge(Borge Rosenbaum)pianist, comedianBorn: 1/3/1909Birthplace: Copenhagen Danish-born musical comedian who combined virtuosic piano skills, a sharp wit, sight gags, and an…