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Baltimore, Md.

Mayor: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (to 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 620,961 (21); Male: 292,249 (46.6%); Female: 328,712 (52.9%); White: 183,830 (29.6…

Bruegel

(Encyclopedia) Bruegel,&sp;Brueghel, or BreughelBreughelall: broiˈgəl, Du. bröˈgəl [key], outstanding family of Flemish genre and landscape painters. The foremost, Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, c.…

Boswell, James

(Encyclopedia) Boswell, James, 1740–95, Scottish author, b. Edinburgh; son of a distinguished judge. At his father's insistence the young Boswell reluctantly studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1766…

Webster, Noah

(Encyclopedia) Webster, Noah, 1758–1843, American lexicographer and philologist, b. West Hartford, Conn., grad. Yale, 1778. After serving in the American Revolution, Webster practiced law in Hartford…

1974–1975 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesMasterpiece Theatre: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesRobert Blake, Baretta (ABC)Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesJean Marsh…

Our Top Stories for the Week of November 14, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from high-profile crimes to democratic wins. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   International Havoc…

Nat

Nat"Please, sir, is this Plumfield?" asked a ragged boy of the man who opened the great gate at which the omnibus left him. "Yes. Who sent you?" "Mr. Laurence. I have got a letter for the…

Neoplatonism

(Encyclopedia) NeoplatonismNeoplatonismnēˌōplāˈtənĭzəm [key], ancient mystical philosophy based on the doctrines of Plato. Neoplatonism was an early influence on Christian thinkers. The Christian…