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Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Charles VI, 1685–1740, Holy Roman emperor (1711–40), king of Bohemia (1711–40) and, as Charles III, king of Hungary (1712–40); brother and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I.…Livingstone, David
(Encyclopedia) Livingstone, DavidLivingstone, Davidlĭvˈĭngstən, –stōnˌ [key], 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa, the first European to cross the African continent. From 1841 to 1852…Le Nôtre, André
(Encyclopedia) Le Nôtre, AndréLe Nôtre, AndréäNdrāˈ lənōˈtrə [key], 1613–1700, the most famous landscape architect in French history, b. near the Tuileries; studied drawing with Simon Vouet at the…catastrophism
(Encyclopedia) catastrophismcatastrophismkətăsˈtrəfĭzəm [key], in geology, the doctrine that at intervals in the earth's history all living things have been destroyed by cataclysms (e.g., floods or…Walker, Madam C. J.
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…Berry, Chuck
(Encyclopedia) Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson Berry), 1926–2017, American rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. San Jose, Calif. Berry is widely regarded as one of the leading…Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official, minister to Great Britain (1861–68), b. Boston; son of John Quincy Adams. After a boyhood spent in various European capitals…Troyes, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Troyes, Treaty of, 1420, agreement between Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, and Philip the Good of Burgundy. Its purpose, ultimately unsuccessful, was to settle the issues of…Eudes
(Encyclopedia) EudesEudesy&oomacr;dz, Fr. öd [key] or OdoEudesōˈdō [key], c.860–898, count of Paris, French king (888–898). The son of Robert the Strong, he was an antecedent of the Capetian…1990 Academy Awards
The 1990 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1991 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best PictureAwakenings, Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, producers (Columbia)Dances…Trending
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