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(Encyclopedia) MarisMarismäˈrĭs [key], three Dutch painters, who were brothers. Jacob or Jakob Maris, 1837–99, the most celebrated, painted domestic interiors but is particularly famous for his…Smith, John, English colonist in America
(Encyclopedia) Smith, John, c.1580–1631, English colonist in America, b. Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England. A merchant's apprentice until his father's death in 1596, he thereafter lived an…Garnet, Henry Highland
(Encyclopedia) Garnet, Henry HighlandGarnet, Henry Highlandgärˈnĭt [key], 1815–82, American abolitionist clergyman, b. Kent co., Md. Born a slave, he escaped in 1824 and was educated at the Oneida…Significant Recordings of 2000
Backstreet Boys Badlands—A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska — Various ArtistsBarenaked LadiesThe BeatlesBilly Bragg & WilcoTracy ChapmanCommonSteve…Fort Duquesne
(Encyclopedia) Fort DuquesneFort Duquesnedəkānˈ, d&oomacr;– [key], at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, on the site of Pittsburgh, SW Pa. Because of its strategic location, it…Layamon
(Encyclopedia) LayamonLayamonlāˈəmən, –mŏn, līˈ– [key], fl. c.1200, first prominent Middle English poet. He described himself as a humble priest attached to the church at Ernley (Arley Regis) near…Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia) Gromyko, Andrei AndreyevichGromyko, Andrei Andreyevichgrōmēˈkō, Rus. əndrāˈ əndrāˈyəvĭch grəmĭˈkə [key], 1909–89, Soviet diplomat. A member of the Communist party from 1931, he entered…Stuart, John, duke of Albany
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, John, duke of AlbanyStuart or Stewart, John, duke of Albanyôlˈbənē [key], 1481–1536, regent of Scotland; son of Alexander Stuart, duke of Albany, and grandson of…Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron von
(Encyclopedia) Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron vonStockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron vonkrĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭk bärōnˈ fŭn shtôkˈmär [key], 1787–1863, Anglo-Belgian diplomat and courtier, b. Coburg…Alamogordo
(Encyclopedia) Alamogordo Alamogordo ălˌəməgôrˈdō, –də [key], city, seat of Otero co., S N.Mex., near the Sacramento Mts.; inc. 1912. Holloman Air Force Base, home to U.S.…Trending
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