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Wright, Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Wright, Joseph, 1756–93, American portrait painter, b. Bordentown, N.J., son of Patience Lovell Wright. He studied under Benjamin West in London, where he painted the prince of Wales (later George I...

Washington, Harold Lee

(Encyclopedia)Washington, Harold Lee, 1922–87, African-American politician, b. Chicago. A lawyer, he entered Illinois state government in 1965 as a Democratic representative, becoming state senator in 1976. In 19...

John Bull

(Encyclopedia)John Bull: see Arbuthnot, John.

Bull Run

(Encyclopedia)Bull Run, small stream, NE Va., c.30 mi (50 km) SW of Washington, D.C. Two important battles of the Civil War were fought there: the first on July 21, 1861, and the second Aug. 29–30, 1862. Both bat...

Bull, The

(Encyclopedia)Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation. ...

bull bat

(Encyclopedia)bull bat: see goatsucker.

Tauriscus

(Encyclopedia)Tauriscus: see Farnese Bull.
 

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