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Jack Hanna
Jack Hanna is a media savvy zoologist who makes frequent appearances on television talk shows and hosts his own syndicated series, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures. Hanna got his start in the zoo…Jack Lord
Name at birth: John Joseph Patrick RyanDespite his training at the prestigious Actors Studio and a long film career, Jack Lord is mostly remembered for playing tough, hair-heavy cop Steve McGarrett…Jack Lew
Name at birth: Jacob J. LewJack Lew became the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in 2013, capping 40 years of work in and around the corridors of power in Washington and New York. He has been called "…Nicholson, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Jack, 1937–, American film actor, b. Neptune, N.J. After appearing in a series of low-budget movies for some 10 years, he scored his first success with Easy Rider (1969).…Kent, county, England
(Encyclopedia) Kent, county (1991 pop. 1,485,600), 1,525 sq mi (3,950 sq km), SE England. It lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone, and the county is…jack, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) jack: see pompano; tuna.Modoc War
(Encyclopedia) Modoc War, 1872–73, series of battles between the Modoc and the U.S. army fought as a result of the attempt to force a group of the Modoc to return to the Klamath Reservation in S…Gardner, Isabella Stewart
(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840–1924, American art collector, b. New York City. She lived in Boston following her marriage to the financier Jack Gardner. After the Civil War her home…Benny, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Benny, Jack, 1894–1974, American comedian, b. Waukegan, Ill., as Benjamin Kubelsky. His shows on radio (1932–55) and television (1950–65) made famous his miserliness, reproachful…Brewer's: London Bridge built on Woolpacks
In the reign of Henry II. the new stone bridge over the Thames was paid for by a tax on wool. There was a bridge over the Thames in the tenth century. There was a new one of wood in 1014.…Trending
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