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Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating

Artistry takes center stage   Source: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure…

Brewer's: Gleek

A game at cards, sometimes called cleek. Thus, in Epsom Wells, Dorothy says to Mrs. Bisket, “I'll make one at cleek, that's better than any two-handed game. ” Ben Jonson, in the Alchemist…

Brewer's: Durden

(Dame). A notable housewife. Dame Durden, of the famous English song, kept five serving girls to carry the milking pails, and also kept five serving men to use the spade and flail. The…

Brewer's: Hal

A familiar contraction of Harry (for Henry). Similarly, Dol is a contraction of Dorothy; Mol, of Mary, etc. The substitution of P for M as the initial letter of proper names is seen in…

Notable Female Athletes

Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

Entertainment Bios — M

Bernie MacRalph MacchioAndie MacDowellMattew MacfadyenAli MacGrawKyle MacLachlanShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayPeter MacNicolElle MacphersonWilliam H. MacyAmy MadiganMadonnaAnn MagnusonTobey…