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Surratt, Mary Eugenia
(Encyclopedia) Surratt, Mary EugeniaSurratt, Mary Eugeniasərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was…Allen Paulson 2000 Deaths
Allen PaulsonAge: 78 thoroughbred horse owner and breeder whose years of success overseeing Brookside Farm in Kentucky were highlighted by thoroughbred superstar, Cigar; holds Breeders' Cup…Lilius Bratton RAINEY, Congress, AL (1876-1959)
RAINEY Lilius Bratton , a Representative from Alabama; born in Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 27, 1876; attended the common schools; moved to Fort Payne, De Kalb County, Ala.; was…A Price Above Rubies
Writer/Director:Boaz YakinDirector of Photography:Adam HolenderEditor:Arthur CoburnMusic:Lesley BarberProduction Designer:Dan LeighProducers:Lawrence Bender and John PenottiMiramax Films; R;…Rogers, Woodes
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Woodes, 1679?–1732, British privateer and colonial administrator. A romantic figure, Rogers plundered (1708–9) Spanish commerce in the Pacific and rescued Alexander Selkirk…Arkite
(Encyclopedia) ArkiteArkiteärˈkīt [key], in the Bible, the Canaanite tribe centered around Arka or Arca, a town near the E Mediterranean Sea NE of Tripoli. Arka, called Arca Caesarea and Caesarea…Fraserburgh
(Encyclopedia) Fraserburgh Fraserburgh frāˈzərbərə [key], town, Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland, on the North Sea. It is…Carême, Marie Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Carême, Marie AntoineCarême, Marie Antoinemärēˈ äNtwänˈ kärĕmˈ [key], 1784–1833, celebrated French cook and gastronomist. He was chef for Talleyrand, Czar Alexander I, George IV, and…Thapsacus
(Encyclopedia) ThapsacusThapsacusthăpˈsəkəs [key], ancient city, N central Syria, on the Euphrates. It was at a ford in the river, which was the chief crossing for many hundreds of miles and was used…Pozzo di Borgo, Carlo Andrea
(Encyclopedia) Pozzo di Borgo, Carlo AndreaPozzo di Borgo, Carlo Andreakärˈlō ändrĕˈä pôtˈtsō dē bôrˈgō [key], 1764–1842. Corsican politician and diplomat in Russian service, b. Corsica. In the…Trending
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