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(Encyclopedia) Hope, city (2020 pop. 9,425), seat of Hempstead co., SW Ark. Hope is a commercial center and a distribution point for an agricultural…Dallas, Alexander James
(Encyclopedia) Dallas, Alexander JamesDallas, Alexander Jamesdălˈəs [key], 1759–1817, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1814–16), b. Jamaica, West Indies. He went (1783) to Philadelphia, practiced law…canary
(Encyclopedia) canarycanarykənârˈē [key], common name for a familiar cage bird of the family Ploceidae (Old World finch family), descended from either the wild serin finch or from the very similar…Dressler, Marie
(Encyclopedia) Dressler, Marie, 1869–1934, American actress, b. Coburg, Ont., Canada. She appeared on stage and in vaudeville before making her first film, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914). Although…Pownall, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Pownall, ThomasPownall, Thomaspouˈnəl [key], 1722–1805, English colonial governor in North America. In 1753 he went to New York as secretary to Sir Danvers Osborn, newly appointed…Bill of Rights, in British history
(Encyclopedia) Bill of Rights, 1689, in British history, one of the fundamental instruments of constitutional law. It registered in statutory form the outcome of the long 17th-century struggle…Style & Substance
CBSSpring Midseason ReplacementMonday 9:30–10:00 p.m.Cast: Jean Smart, Nancy McKeon, Joseph Maher, Linda Kash and Heath Hyche Like Martha Stewart, whom the show obviously and lightheartedly…The Street
FoxWednesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Giancarlo Esposito, Rick Hoffman, Tom Everett Scott, Jennifer Connelly, Adam Goldberg, Nina Garbiras, Christian Campbell, Sean Maher, Melissa De…Dane, Clemence
(Encyclopedia) Dane, Clemence, pseud. of Winifred Ashton, 1888–1965, English novelist and playwright. She was an artist, teacher, and actress before she turned to writing. Her first novel, A Regiment…Shoshone project
(Encyclopedia) Shoshone project, NW Wyo., near the Mont. line and in the Shoshone River basin. Developed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it irrigates a large portion of land and has four divisions…Trending
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