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(Encyclopedia) question mark: see punctuation.Hannibal, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hannibal, city (2020 pop. 17,108), Marion and Ralls counties, NE Mo., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1845. It is a river port and…Hopkins, Mark, American railroad builder and merchant
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Mark, 1813–78, American railroad builder and merchant, b. Henderson, N.Y. A clerk in a village store and later a commission merchant in New York City, he was more than 35…Plimsoll, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Plimsoll, SamuelPlimsoll, Samuelplĭmˈsəl [key], 1824–98, English reformer. Plimsoll was particularly interested in the welfare of sailors. As a member of Parliament (1868–80) he…Mark Hopkins Biography
Mark Hopkinsmerchant, railroad developerBorn: 9/3/1814Birthplace: Richmond County, Va. An astute businessman, Hopkins looked upon the California Gold Rush in 1849 originally for its mining…Mark Holtz Biography
Mark HoltzAge: 51 longtime radio announcer for the Texas Rangers from 1981–94; had been the team's play-by-play television announcer since 1994; voted Texas sportscaster of the year eight…Mark Tuinei Biography
Mark TuineiAge: 39 offensive lineman who helped the Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowls in 1993, 1994 and 1996; played 15 seasons in the NFL, including all but nine games between 1989-96; came to…Mark Fidrych Biography
baseball playerBorn: August 14, 1954Died: April 13, 2009 (Massachusetts, USA) Best Known as: baseball player Mark Fidrych, better known to baseball fans as…Brewer's: Hall Mark
The mark on gold or silver articles after they have been assayed. Every article in gold is compared with a given standard of pure gold. This standard is supposed to be divided into twenty-…Brewer's: Ear-marked
Marked so as to be recognised. The allusion is to marking cattle and sheep on the ear, by which they may be readily recognised. “The increase [of these wild cattle] were duly branded and…Trending
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