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Eagle Pass

(Encyclopedia) Eagle Pass, city (2020 pop. 28,130), seat of Maverick co., W Tex., a port of entry on the Rio Grande opposite Piedras Negras, Mexico;…

Lismore, island, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) LismoreLismorelĭzˈmôr, lĭzmôrˈ [key], island, 91&fslsh;2 mi (15.3 km) long and 11&fslsh;2 mi (2.4 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland, in Loch Linnhe. There are ruins of…

Jeff DUNCAN, Congress, SC (1966)

DUNCAN Jeff , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., January 7, 1966; graduated from Ware Shoals High School, Ware Shoals, S.C., 1984; B.A., Clemson…

Robert Blackford DUNCAN, Congress, OR (1920)

DUNCAN Robert Blackford , a Representative from Oregon; born in Normal, McLean County, Ill., December 4, 1920; was raised in Bloomington, Ill., and attended public schools there; attended…

Duncan McFARLAN, Congress, NC (1816)

McFARLAN Duncan , a Representative from North Carolina; born at Laurel Hill, Scotland County, N.C., birth date unknown; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of…

Yesenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich

(Encyclopedia) Yesenin, Sergei AleksandrovichYesenin, Sergei Aleksandrovichsyĭrgāˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch yĭsyāˈnĭn [key], 1895–1925, Russian poet. Yesenin was the most popular poet of the early revolution…

Cameron, David William Duncan

(Encyclopedia) Cameron, David William DuncanCameron, David William Duncankămˈərən [key], 1966–, British political leader, b. London. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he worked for the Conservative party'…

Seldes, Marian Hall

(Encyclopedia) Seldes, Marian Hall, 1928–2014, American actress, b. New York City. She studied under Sanford Meisner before making her Broadway debut in Medea (1947). Tall and angular, with a regal…

Haldane, Frederick Duncan Michael

(Encyclopedia) Haldane, Frederick Duncan Michael, 1951–, British physicist, b. London, England, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1978. Haldane taught at the Univ. of Southern California (1981–85, 1987–90) and worked…