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The Women's March on Versailles

Give us this day our daily bread The women brought whatever weapons they could. Some of those weapons saw use. The Women's March on Washington gets a lot of press buzz, but it's far from the first…

Peter the Cruel

(Encyclopedia) Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors…

Allen, Ethan

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Ethan, 1738–89, hero of the American Revolution, leader of the Green Mountain Boys, and promoter of the independence and statehood of Vermont, b. Litchfield (?), Conn. He had…

Waldenses

(Encyclopedia) WaldensesWaldenseswôldĕnˈsēz [key] or Waldensians, Protestant religious group of medieval origin, called in French Vaudois. They originated in the late 12th cent. as the Poor Men of…

STROTHER, James French, Congress, WV (1868-1930)

STROTHER James French , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., June 29, 1868; attended the public schools, Pearisburg Academy, and Virginia Agricultural and…

James French STROTHER, Congress, VA (1811-1860)

STROTHER James French , a Representative from Virginia; born in Culpeper, Va., September 4, 1811; completed preparatory studies and attended St. Louis University, Missouri; studied law; was…

STROTHER, James French, Congress, VA (1811-1860)

STROTHER, James French, (son of George French Strother and grandfather of James French Strother [1868-1930]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Culpeper, Va., September 4, 1811; completed…

Jack French KEMP, Congress, NY (1935-2009)

KEMP Jack French , a Representative from New York; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1935; B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif., 1957; United States Army Reserve,…

Tennis 1999 French Open Women's Singles Finals

FINAL EIGHT— #1 Martina Hingis; #2 Lindsay Davenport; #3 Monica Seles; #6 Steffi Graf; #7 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario; plus unseeded Conchita Martinez, Sylvia Plischke and Barbara Schwartz.…