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Pea Ridge
(Encyclopedia) Pea Ridge, chain of hills, NW Ark., where the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge (or Elkhorn Tavern) was fought Mar. 6–8, 1862. Earl Van Dorn, leading a large Confederate command, which…Baal-Shem-Tov
(Encyclopedia) Baal-Shem-TovBaal-Shem-Tovbäl-shĕm-tôv [key], c.1698–1760, Jewish founder of modern Hasidism, b. Ukraine. His life is the subject of many tales that circulated even before his death.…Ben ERDREICH, Congress, AL (1938)
ERDREICH Ben , a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 9, 1938; graduated from Shados Valley High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1956; B.A., Yale University,…Ben JONES, Congress, GA (1941)
JONES Ben , a Representative from Georgia; born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., August 30, 1941; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Va., 1959; attended the University of…Ben QUAYLE, Congress, AZ (1976)
QUAYLE Ben , a Representative from Arizona; born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, November 3, 1976; B.A., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1998; J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.,…Gretna
(Encyclopedia) Gretna. <1> City (2020 pop. 17,515), seat of Jefferson parish, SE La., on the Mississippi River. A suburb of New Orleans, it…Ginsburg, Christian David
(Encyclopedia) Ginsburg, Christian DavidGinsburg, Christian Davidgĭnzˈbərg [key], 1831–1914, English Hebrew scholar, b. Warsaw. He was converted to Christianity in 1846 and settled in England. He…Erté
(Encyclopedia) ErtéErtéĕrtāˈ [key], 1892–1990, French designer and illustrator, b. St. Petersburg as Romain de Tirtoff. He moved to France and worked for a time sketching for Paul Poiret and…Benbridge, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Benbridge, Henry, 1744–1812, American portrait painter and miniaturist, b. Philadelphia, studied in Italy and with Benjamin West in London. His portraits are characterized by technical…Nahmanides
(Encyclopedia) NahmanidesNahmanidesnähmänˈĭdēz [key], 1194–c.1270, Jewish scholar, exegete, and kabbalist, b. Spain. He wrote commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. A mystic, he rejected…Trending
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