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Bede, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bede, SaintBede, Saintbēd [key], or BaedaBaedabēˈdə [key] (St. Bede the Venerable), 673?–735, English historian and Benedictine monk, Doctor of the Church, also called the Venerable…Troy , ancient city, Asian Turkey
(Encyclopedia) Troy, ancient city made famous by Homer's account of the Trojan War. It is also called Ilion or, in Latin, Ilium. Its site is almost universally accepted as the mound now named…Our Sources
Top of Page With all of the information on the internet, it can be hard to separate the truth from the fiction. Infoplease knows the value of having sources you can trust and the importance of…Fundamental Orders
(Encyclopedia) Fundamental Orders, in U.S. history, the basic law of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662, formally adopted (Jan. 14, 1639) by representatives from the towns of Hartford,…Writing Well: An Embarrassment of Riches
An Embarrassment of RichesWriting WellCast a Critical EyeAn Embarrassment of RichesOn the Right Track Author! Author! The average professional (that's you!) is required to read about four million…Willem Einthoven Biography
inventorBorn: 21 May 1860Best Known as: inventor of the first reliable electrocardiogram Willem Einthoven produced the first instrument to detect the…William H. Macy
The reliable actor and sometimes writer-producer William H. Macy worked steadily on stage and screen for more than 15 years before breaking out in the Coen brothers' 1996 movie Fargo (with Frances…Alicia Witt
Actress Alicia Witt is the redheaded American actress who has been a reliable supporting player in movies and TV for more than three decades. Alicia Witt started out with a reputation for…telegraph
(Encyclopedia) telegraph, term originally applied to any device or system for distant communication by means of visible or audible signals, now commonly restricted to electrically operated devices.…lynching
(Encyclopedia) lynching, unlawfully hanging or otherwise killing a person by mob action. The term is derived from the older term lynch law, which is most likely named after either Capt. William Lynch…Trending
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