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Hadrian, Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) HadrianHadrianhāˈdrēən [key], a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor (117–138), b. Spain. His name in full was Publius Aelius Hadrianus. An orphan, he became the ward of Trajan. Hadrian…

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The Koran/Sura XCIII — The Brightness

Sura XCIII[37] — The BrightnessMecca — 11 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the noon-day BRIGHTNESS, And by the night when it darkeneth! Thy Lord hath not…

Bertha Holt 2000 Deaths

Bertha HoltAge: 96 adoption advocate whose efforts to adopt abandoned Korean-American war orphans led to the 1955 Bill for Relief of Certain War Orphans, which allowed American families to…

Tatiana Maslany

Name at birth: Tatiana Gabrielle MaslanyTatiana Maslany is the Emmy-winning star of the Canadian science fiction series Orphan Black, which made its debut in 2012. Tatiana Maslany grew up in…

Brewer's: Amina

An orphan adopted by a miller, and beloved by Elvino, a rich farmer. The night before her espousals she is found in the bed of Count Rodolpho, and is renounced by her betrothed husband.…

Brewer's: Naked Lady

Meadow saffron (Colchicum Autumnale). Called naked because, like the almond, peach, etc., the flowers come out before the leaves. It is poetically called “the leafless orphan of the year…

Brewer's: Tailors

The three tailors of Tooley Street. Canning says that three tailors of Tooley Street, Southwark, addressed a petition of grievances to the House of Commons, beginning- “We, the people of…

The Koran/Sura IV — Women

Sura IV — Women[1071] Medina — 175 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O MEN! fear your Lord, who hath created you of one man (nafs, soul), and of him created his…