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Kildare, Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Kildare, Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th earl of, 1513–37, Irish nobleman, called Silken Thomas. When his father, the 9th earl and lord deputy of Ireland, was summoned to London on charges of…Hypatia
(Encyclopedia) HypatiaHypatiahīpāˈshə [key], d.415, Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher and mathematician, a woman renowned for her learning, eloquence, and beauty. Little is known of her writings.…Hythe
(Encyclopedia) Hythe Hythe hīᵺ [key], town, Kent, SE England. A summer resort and market town, it was one…Loki
(Encyclopedia) LokiLokilōˈkē [key], Norse giant (or deity) who personified evil. He hated the gods of Asgard and continually sought to overthrow them. His worst exploit was the murder of Balder, for…Atreus
(Encyclopedia) AtreusAtreusāˈtrēəs [key], in Greek mythology, the son of Pelops and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He vied with his brother Thyestes for the throne of Mycenae. When Thyestes…Nairn, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) NairnNairnnârn [key], town (1991 pop. 7,721), Highland, N Scotland, at the mouth of the Nairn River on Moray Firth. It is a tourist resort and fishing harbor. Other industries include…Berni, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Berni, FrancescoBerni, Francescofränchāsˈkō bĕrˈnē [key], 1497?–1535, Italian humorous poet, a priest. He was noted for his burlesque capitoli, light, often ribald verses in terza rima…Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…My Lai incident
(Encyclopedia) My Lai incidentMy Lai incidentmē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by…Mob murder in a Christian nation<cite>by Ida B. Wells</cite>
1909 The lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the thoughtful study of the American people. It presents three salient facts: First, lynching is a colorline murder. Second…Trending
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