Search

Search results

Displaying 81 - 90

Lasea

(Encyclopedia) LaseaLasealāsēˈə [key], ancient town of Crete, S of Candia. It was near the harbor called Fair Havens. The Acts of the Apostles reports that it is where Paul landed. Some ruins remain.

Spencer

(Encyclopedia) Spencer, city (1990 pop. 11,066), seat of Clay co., NW Iowa, on the Little Sioux River; inc. 1880. The city lies in a fertile farm area. Beef is processed, and Spencer's manufactures…

Frederick the Fair

(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Fair, c.1286–1330, German antiking (1314–26), duke of Austria, son of Albert I, German king. On the death of Henry VII, Holy Roman emperor and German king, the split…

Fair, James Graham

(Encyclopedia) Fair, James Graham, 1831–94, American financier, b. near Belfast, Ireland. He emigrated to America as a child, grew up on an Illinois farm, and went west in 1851 in search of gold. In…

Cindy Crawford Biography

Cindy Crawford modelBorn: 2/20/1966Birthplace: De Kalb, Illinois Supermodel whose brown-haired all-American looks made her an international success on runways and magazine covers. Discovered at…

Equal Pay Act

(Encyclopedia) Equal Pay Act, U.S. law passed (1963) as an amendment to the Wages and Hours Act (see Fair Labor Standards Act) which prohibits discrimination based on sex that results in unequal pay…

Purulia

(Encyclopedia) PuruliaPuruliap&oobreve;r&oomacr;lˈyə [key], town (1991 pop. 92,574), West Bengal state, E central India. It is a district administrative center and has a major agricultural…

Covilhã

(Encyclopedia) Covilhã Covilhã k&oobreve;vēlyəNˈ [key], town, E central Portugal, in Beira Baixa. It had a famous…

Shreveport

(Encyclopedia) ShreveportShreveportshrēvˈpôrt [key], city (1990 pop. 198,525), seat of Caddo parish, NW La., on the Red River near the Tex. and Ark. lines; inc. 1839. The third largest city in the…

Little Women

Louisa May AlcottContentsPlaying PilgrimsA Merry ChristmasThe Laurence BoyBurdensBeing NeighborlyBeth Finds the Palace BeautifulAmy's Valley of HumiliationJo Meets ApollyonMeg Goes to Vanity…