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Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deCaylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deän klōd fēlēpˈ də tübyĕrˈ kôN də kālüsˈ [key], 1692–1765, French archaeologist and…

wild carrot

(Encyclopedia) wild carrot: see Queen Anne's lace.

Annapolis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Annapolis Annapolis ənăpˈəlĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 40,812), state capital and seat of Anne Arundel co., central Md., on the south bank of the Severn River…

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Over Eight Decades of Infoplease Infoplease.com has a long and remarkable history, from its origins as a radio program to its current status as a comprehensive and engaging encyclopedia website for…

Keller, Helen Adams

(Encyclopedia) Keller, Helen Adams, 1880–1968, American author and lecturer, blind and deaf from an undiagnosed illness at the age of two, b. Tuscumbia, Ala. In 1887 she was put under the charge of…

Bradstreet, Anne (Dudley)

(Encyclopedia) Bradstreet, Anne (Dudley), c.1612–1672, early American poet, b. Northampton, England, considered the first significant woman author in the American colonies. She came to Massachusetts…

Dick Enroth Biography

Dick EnrothAge: 80 radio broadcaster of Minneapolis Lakers games and University of Minnesota basketball and football games in the 1940's and 50's. He died of cancer.Died: Wayzata, Minn.,…