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Louisville

(Encyclopedia) LouisvilleLouisvillel&oomacr;ˈēvĭl [key], city (1990 pop. 269,063), seat of Jefferson co., NW Ky., at the Falls of the Ohio; inc. 1780. It is the largest city in Kentucky, a port…

treason

(Encyclopedia) treason, legal term for various acts of disloyalty. The English law, first clearly stated in the Statute of Treasons (1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty…

June 2022 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

Kentucky

Kentucky State Information Official Name: The Commonwealth of Kentucky Capital: Frankfort Organized as a territory: January 1, 1777 Entered Union: June 1, 1792 (15th State) Present constitution…

Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown won best actor Emmy awards two years running, in 2016 for playing Christopher Darden in the miniseries The People v. O.J.: American Crime Story, and the next year for his role on…

The Devil's Dictionary: Severalty

by Ambrose Bierce SERIALSHERIFFSEVERALTY -n. Separateness, as, lands in severalty, i.e., lands held individually, not in joint ownership. Certain tribes of Indians are believed now to be…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 22, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 21, 1804May 23, 1804May 22, 1804 Tuesday May 22nd delayed a Short time for the three french men who returned and we Set out at 6 oClock a…

Tom Waits

Tom Waits released his first album, Closing Time, in 1973. It was a set of bluesy ballads about love gone sour, and established his musical persona as a raspy-voiced, whiskey-soaked denizen of smoky…