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Saint John, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and…Monteverdi, Claudio
(Encyclopedia) Monteverdi, ClaudioMonteverdi, Claudioklouˈdyō mōntāvĕrˈdē [key], 1567–1643, Italian composer; first great figure in the history of opera. His earliest published works, a set of three…Gates, Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Gates, Horatio, c.1727–1806, American Revolutionary general, b. Maldon, Essex, England. Entering the British army at an early age, he fought in America in the French and Indian War and…Brewer's: Arnoldists
The partisans of Arnold of Brescia, who raised his voice against the abuses and vices of the papacy in the twelfth century. He was burnt alive by Pope Adrian IV. Source: Dictionary of…Highest-Ranking Officers in U.S. History
General and Commander-in-Chief1 General George Washinton. Source: Library of Congress.George Washington (1732–1799), b. Westmoreland County, Va., unanimously voted by Congress on…The Tom Show
WBSunday 9:00–9:30 p.m.Cast: Tom Arnold, Lisa Wilhoit, Ed McMahon and Mika Boorem After a bitter divorce from his famous talk-show-host wife, Tom Arnoss (Arnold) leaves behind his glitzy…C. Donald Bateman
C. Donald BatemanBorn: 1932 Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS). In response to tragic airline crashes during the 1960s, Bateman invented a device that automatically warned pilots if…Jim Palmer
Jim PalmerBorn: Oct. 15, 1945Baseball RHP 3-time Cy Young Award winner (1973,75-76); won 20 or more games 8 times with Baltimore; 1991 comeback attempt at age 45 scrubbed in spring training.…Roy Newell 2006 Deaths
Roy NewellAge: 92 painter who was among the original American Abstract Expressionists. A perfectionist, he reworked paintings over and over, producing fewer than 100 paintings in a 70-year…Emily Morison Beck 2004 Deaths
Emily Morison BeckAge: 88 editor of the 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Died: Canton, Mass., March 28, 2004Peter BarnesA - FArnold O. BeckmanTrending
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