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Arras, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Arras, Treaty of. 1 Treaty of 1435, between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Through it, France and Burgundy became reconciled. Philip deserted his…Margaret of Austria
(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Austria, 1480–1530, Hapsburg princess, regent of the Netherlands; daughter of Emperor Maximilian I. She was betrothed (1483) to the dauphin of France, later King Charles…Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon, Kenneth Boss, and Richard Murphy, 2000 News
New York City plainclothes police officers who faced trial on charges of second-degree murder for showering with 41 bullets unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo, were acquitted of…Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy, A Lost Generation Love Story
Author:Amanda VaillPublisher:Houghton Mifflin The story of Gerald and Sara Murphy has been told before, by Calvin Tomkins and their daughter, Honoria Murphy Donnelly, but the…The Difference Between the UK, Great Britain and England
A lot of people get confused by different terms for the political or geographic body that includes England; some people will use Great Britain and the U.K. interchangeably. There are, however, some…Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Director:Peter SegalWriters:Barry Blaustein, David Sheffield, Paul and Chris WeitzUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 105 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller While Eddie…Beach Boys, The
(Encyclopedia) Beach Boys, The, American rock music band formed in 1961 by brothers Brian Wilson, 1942–, Dennis Wilson, 1944–83, and Carl…Douglas, William Orville
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later…Demosthenes
(Encyclopedia) DemosthenesDemosthenesdĭmŏsˈthənēz [key], 384?–322 b.c., Greek orator, generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators. He was a pupil of Isaeus, and—although the story of his…Tonti, Henri de
(Encyclopedia) Tonti or Tonty, Henri deTonti or Tonty, Henri deboth: äNrēˈ də tôNtēˈ [key], c.1650–1704, French explorer in North America, b. Italy. Serving in the French army, he lost a hand in…Trending
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