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Mackay, John William
(Encyclopedia) Mackay, John WilliamMackay, John Williammăkˈē [key], 1831–1902, American financier, b. Dublin, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1840. In 1859 he joined the rush to Nevada…2007 National Magazine Awards
The National Magazine Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors and administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism…Frederick of Austria
(Encyclopedia) Frederick of Austria: see Frederick the Fair, German antiking.Wages and Hours Act
(Encyclopedia) Wages and Hours Act: see Fair Labor Standards Act.Philip the Fair
(Encyclopedia) Philip the Fair: see Philip IV, king of France.Brewer's: Vanessa
is Miss Esther Vanhomrigh, and Cadenus is Dean Swift. While he was still married to Stella [Miss Hester Johnson, whose tutor he had been] Miss Vanhomrigh fell in love with him, and…Brewer's: Vanoc
Son of Merlin, one of Arthur's Round-Table Knights. Young Vanoc of the beardless face (Fame spoke the youth of Merlin's race), O'erpowered at Gyneth's footstool, bled, His heart's blood…Flood, James Clair
(Encyclopedia) Flood, James Clair, 1826–89, American silver magnate, b. New York City. Having been apprenticed to a carriage maker, he left to join the California gold rush in 1849. The following…Luini, Bernardino
(Encyclopedia) Luini, BernardinoLuini, Bernardinobārnärdēˈnō l&oomacr;ēˈnē [key], c.1480–1532, b. Luino, Italian painter, son of Giovanni Lutero. Among the extant works of his early years (before…button
(Encyclopedia) button, knoblike appendage used on wearing apparel either for ornament or for fastening. Although buttons were sometimes used as fasteners by Greeks and Romans, they were more often…Trending
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