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1 Kings: 14

1 Kings Chapter 14 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of…

Ukrainian literature

(Encyclopedia) Ukrainian literature, literary writings in the Ukrainian language. Kievan Church Slavonic texts of the 11th cent. and W Ukrainian texts of the 13th cent. show Ukrainian linguistic…

1961 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrViridiana, Luis Buñuel (Spain)A Long Absence, Henri Colpi (France/Italy)Special Jury PrizeMother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland)Best ActorAnthony Perkins, Goodbye…

The Devil's Dictionary: Lexicographer

by Ambrose Bierce LEVIATHANLIARLEXICOGRAPHER -n. A pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some particular stage in the development of a language, does what he can to arrest…

George Tener OLIVER, Congress, PA (1848-1919)

Senate Years of Service: 1909-1917 Party: Republican OLIVER George Tener , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born January 26, 1848, in County Tyrone, Ireland, during a visit abroad of his parents, who…

Robert Latham OWEN, Congress, OK (1856-1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1925 Party: Democrat OWEN Robert Latham , a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., February 2, 1856; attended private schools in Lynchburg…

Henry Richard GIBSON, Congress, TN (1837-1938)

GIBSON Henry Richard , a Representative from Tennessee; born on Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Md., December 24, 1837; attended the common schools on Kent Island and at Bladensburg, Md.; was…

Life in Oxford

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio Following his appointment as a teacher at Magdalen College in 1925, Lewis settled into his life in Oxford, a place that never lost its appeal for…