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2017 Grammy Awards
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2018. Some of the evening's biggest features were tributes to Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and…U.S. Societies & Associations (V)
Veterans Committee, American (AVC) (1944): 554 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022-3201. 15,000. www.usmm.net/avc-mast45.html Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (1899): 406 W. 34th St., Kansas…Cornell, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Joseph, American artist, 1903–72, b. Nyack, N.Y. Cornell is best known for his surrealist-flavored shadow boxes. These are relatively small constructions, within glass-fronted…Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple
(Encyclopedia) Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple, 1856–1929, American economist, b. St. Clair, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1878, Ph.D. Univ. of Halle, 1885. He was professor of political economy (1891–1912…Luchaire, Achille
(Encyclopedia) Luchaire, AchilleLuchaire, Achilleäshēlˈ lüshĕrˈ [key], 1846–1908, French historian. He edited, in collaboration with Berthold Zeller, L'Histoire de France racontée par les…De la Beche, Sir Henry Thomas
(Encyclopedia) De la Beche, Sir Henry ThomasDe la Beche, Sir Henry Thomasdə lä bāsh, dĕləbĕshˈ [key], 1796–1855, English geologist. As a result of his private undertaking to prepare a geological map…Keith, Sir Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Keith, Sir Arthur, 1866–1955, British anatomist, b. Aberdeen, Scotland, educated at the Univ. of Aberdeen, University College, London, and the Univ. of Leipzig. He became conservator…Etherege, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Etherege, Sir GeorgeEtherege, Sir Georgeĕthˈərĭj [key], 1636–1692, English dramatist. His witty, licentious comedies—The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub (1664) and She Wou'd If She…Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Fenollosa, Ernest FranciscoFenollosa, Ernest Franciscofĕnəlōˈsə [key], 1853–1908, American Orientalist, educator, and poet, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. A pioneer in the study…Newlands, Francis Griffith
(Encyclopedia) Newlands, Francis Griffith, 1848–1917, American legislator, b. Natchez, Miss. After practicing law in San Francisco from 1870, he moved (1888) to Nevada. He became well known for his…Trending
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