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Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr., 1935–2021, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga., DePauw Univ. (BA, 1957), Howard…Warbeck, Perkin
(Encyclopedia) Warbeck, Perkin, 1474?–1499, pretender to the English throne, b. Tournai. He lived in Flanders and later in Portugal and arrived in Ireland in the employ of a silk merchant in 1491.…1986 Academy Awards
The 1986 Academy Awards were presented March 31, 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureChildren of a Lesser God, Burt Sugarman and Patrick Palmer, producers (…Cabinet Members Under J. Adams
Secretary of State Timothy Pickering (Cont.)John Marshall, 1800Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (Cont.)Samuel Dexter, 1801Secretary of War James McHenry (Cont.)Samuel Dexter,…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 57
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 56 Chapter 58 Chapter 57 1 A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (…Judson Dance Theater
(Encyclopedia) Judson Dance Theater, a loose collective of dancers, musicians, and visual artists that produced an influential series of avant-garde performance pieces at Judson Memorial Church in…Kanin, Garson
(Encyclopedia) Kanin, GarsonKanin, Garsonkāˈnən [key], 1912–99, American director and writer, b. Rochester, N.Y.; grad. American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1933. He worked as a saxophonist, comedian,…Miller, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Henry, 1891–1980, American author, b. New York City. Miller sought to reestablish the freedom to live without the conventional restraints of civilization. His books are…Challoner, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Challoner, RichardChalloner, Richardchălˈənər [key], 1691–1781, English Roman Catholic prelate. Brought up a Protestant, he became a Roman Catholic in his teens and was ordained in…business cycles
(Encyclopedia) business cycles, fluctuations in economic activity characterized by periods of rising and falling fiscal health. During a business cycle, an economy grows, reaches a peak, and then…Trending
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