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(Encyclopedia) poet laureatepoet laureatelôˈrēĭt [key], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. It is an outgrowth of the medieval…Gilligan, Carol
(Friedman)psychologistBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 11/28/36Lynley, Carol
actressBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 2/13/42Christmas Carols
Songs for religious and secular Christmas carolers alike by Liz Olson Related Links Christmas TraditionsChristmas Traditions SlideshowA History of the New YearWinter Holidays by…Carol Heiss
Carol HeissBorn: Jan. 20, 1940Figure skater 5-time world champion (1956-60); won Olympic silver medal in 1956 and gold in '60; married 1956 men's gold medalist Hayes Jenkins; starred in the…Mason, Bobbie Ann
(Encyclopedia) Mason, Bobbie Ann, 1940–, American regional author, b. Mayfield, Ky., grad. Univ. of Kentucky (B.A., 1962), State Univ. of New York, Binghamton (M.A., 1966), Univ. of Connecticut (Ph.D…Wilkinson, Jemima
(Encyclopedia) Wilkinson, Jemima, 1752–1819, American religious leader, b. Cumberland, R.I. As a girl she was powerfully impressed by the sermons of George Whitefield and also aspired to emulate the…Iron Guard
(Encyclopedia) Iron Guard, Romanian nationalistic, anti-Semitic, and antiparliamentary group, founded in 1924 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. Originally named the Legion of the Archangel Michael, it was…Watervliet
(Encyclopedia) WatervlietWatervlietwôˌtərvlētˈ, wôˈtərvlētˌ, wŏˈ– [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 11,061), Albany co., E N.Y., on the Hudson River, opposite Troy, near the terminus of the Erie…Sullivan, Anne
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Anne: see Macy, Anne Sullivan.Trending
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