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Carle, Eric

(Encyclopedia) Carle, Eric, 1929–2021, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Syracuse, N.Y. Although born in the U.S., Carle was raised…

Wayland, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Wayland, Francis, 1796–1865, American clergyman and educator, b. New York City, grad. Union College, 1813, and studied at Andover Theological Seminary. As pastor (1821–26) of the First…

towhee

(Encyclopedia) towheetowheetōˈhē, tōhēˈ, t&oomacr;ˈhē [key], common name for a North American bird of the family Fringillidae (finch family). Towhees are also called chewinks, for their call, and…

hyena

(Encyclopedia) hyenahyenahī-ēˈnə [key], carnivorous, chiefly nocturnal mammal of the Old World family Hyaenidae. Although doglike in appearance, hyenas are more closely related to civets (family…

marten

(Encyclopedia) marten, name for carnivorous, largely arboreal mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family, widely distributed in North America, Europe, and central Asia. Martens are larger, heavier-…

Brownsville

(Encyclopedia) Brownsville, city (2020 pop. 186,738), seat of Cameron co., extreme S Tex., on the Rio Grande c.17 mi (30 km) from its mouth at the Gulf…

Entertainment News from July 1998

1The nuptial we've been anticipating for what seems like forever, finally takes place. Barbra Streisand and James Brolin tie the knot in an ultra-private ceremony at the bride's Malibu home.…

Beatrice

(Encyclopedia) Beatrice Beatrice bēăˈtrĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 12,261), seat of Gage co., SE Nebr., on the Big…

Tehran Conference

(Encyclopedia) Tehran Conference, Nov. 28–Dec. 1, 1943, meeting of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin at Tehran, Iran. The conference was…

Anderson, Sparky

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Sparky (George Lee Anderson), 1934–2010, American baseball manager, b. Bridgewater, S.Dak. A one-season (1959) infielder for the National League's Philadelphia Phillies, he…