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Kennedy, Robert Francis
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925–68, American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1961–64), b. Brookline, Mass., younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and son of Joseph P. Kennedy.…salsa
(Encyclopedia) salsa salsa sälˈsə, sôlˈ– [key], American popular music developed largely in New York City during…Bobby Neal BRIGHT, Sr., Congress, AL (1952)
BRIGHT Bobby Neal, Sr. , a Representative from Alabama; born in Midland, Dale County, Ala., July 21, 1952; graduated from Carroll High School, Ozark, Ala.; attended Enterprise State Junior College,…Chicago Seven
(Encyclopedia) Chicago Seven, group of political activists, originally eight in number, who led protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 and were charged with criminal…Feiffer, Jules
(Encyclopedia) Feiffer, JulesFeiffer, Julesfīˈfər [key], 1929–, American cartoonist and writer, b. New York City. He began publishing a cartoon strip in the Village Voice in 1956, maintaining his…Brewer's: Sarcasm
A flaying or plucking off of the skin; a cutting taunt (Greek, sarkazo, to flay, etc.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SarcenetSaraswati A B C D E F G…NASCAR
(Encyclopedia) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1948 and…Brewer's: Knife
is the emblem borne by St. Agatha, St. Albert, and St. Christina. The flaying knife is the emblem of St. Bartholomew, because he was flayed. A sacrificing knife is borne in Christian art…Brewer's: Flatterers
When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner. Flattery is so pernicious, so fills the heart with pride and conceit, so perverts the judgment and disturbs the balance of the mind, that…Brewer's: Glasse
(Mrs. Hannah), a name immortalised by the reputed saying in a cookery book, “First catch your hare,” then cook it according to the directions given. This, like many other smart sayings,…Trending
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