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McReynolds, James Clark
(Encyclopedia) McReynolds, James ClarkMcReynolds, James Clarkməkrĕnˈəldz [key], 1862–1946, U.S. Attorney General (1913–14) and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914–41), b. Elkton, Ky. He…Merchant Adventurers
(Encyclopedia) Merchant Adventurers, name given originally to all merchants in England who engaged in export trade, but later applied to loosely organized groups of merchants in the major ports…colorization, motion picture
(Encyclopedia) colorization, motion picture, electronic process that uses computers to add color to black-and-white movies, creating new colored videotape versions. Invented by Canadians Wilson…Compton, Arthur Holly
(Encyclopedia) Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892–1962, American physicist, b. Wooster, Ohio, grad. College of Wooster (B.S., 1913), Ph.D. Princeton, 1916. He was professor and head of the department of…Bullitt, William Christian
(Encyclopedia) Bullitt, William ChristianBullitt, William Christianb&oobreve;lˈĭt [key], 1891–1967, American diplomat, b. Philadelphia. A member of the American delegation to the Paris Peace…Blackwell, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821–1910, American physician, b. England; sister of Henry Brown Blackwell. She was the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree, which was…The House of Representatives — 110th Congress
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009. See also: Current and…2006–2007 Daytime Emmy Awards
The 2006–2007 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on June 15, 2007, at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. Outstanding Drama Series: Guiding…Entertainment News from April 1997
Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneresArchive Photos1Christopher “Kit” Culkin withdraws from a custody case and gives sole custody of Macaulay and his six siblings to the children's mother, Patricia…isolationism
(Encyclopedia) isolationism, a national policy of abstaining from political, military, or economic alliances or agreements with other countries. Isolationism may be adopted in order to devote a…Trending
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