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Mabinogion

(Encyclopedia) MabinogionMabinogionmăbĭnōˈgēən [key], title given to a collection of medieval Welsh stories. Scholars differ as to the meaning of the word mabinogion: some think it to be the plural…

George IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) George IV, 1762–1830, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1820–30), eldest son and successor of George III. In 1785 he married Maria Anne Fitzherbert, a Roman Catholic. The marriage was…

John M. C. SMITH, Congress, MI (1853-1923)

SMITH John M. C. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Belfast, Ireland, February 6, 1853; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled near Plymouth, Ohio; attended…

Edward Samuel LACEY, Congress, MI (1835-1916)

LACEY Edward Samuel , a Representative from Michigan; born in Chili, Monroe County, N.Y., November 26, 1835; moved with his parents to Branch County, Mich., in October 1842, and to Eaton County in…

1997 Race Locations

February— DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.; GOODWRENCH 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. March— PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 at Richmond…

The Golden Bowl

Director:James IvoryWriter:Ruth Prawer JhabvalaLions Gate Films; R; 130 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Kate Beckinsale, Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte The eloquent and elliptical upper-class syntax of…

Charles Holden COWLES, Congress, NC (1875-1957)

COWLES Charles Holden , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, N.C., July 16, 1875; moved with his parents to Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, December 26, 1885; attended Charlotte…