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African Americans in the 115th Congress
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 115th Congress. There are 48 black members in the House of Representatives and 3 in the Senate. State House Senate Alabama Terri…2003 Deaths: M - Q
Lester MaddoxClark MacGregorHerbie MannLuis MardenBurke MarshallCarol MatthauBill MauldinRobert McCloskeyMark McCormackTex McCraryWill McDonoughRobert MertonDoug MichelsGeorge MillerPaul…Brewer's: Grenade
(2 syl.). An explosive shell, weighing from two to six pounds, to be thrown by the hand. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Grenadier'Gregory Knights A B C D…Brewer's: Non Angli sed Angeli, si forent Christiani
Words attributed to Gregory (the Great) in 573 when some British children reduced to slavery were shown him at Rome. Gregory was at the time about thirty-five years of age, and was both…Brewer's: Patavinity
A provincial idiom in speech or writing; so called from Patavium (Padua), the birthplace of Livy. (See Patois.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Turk
Slave, villain. A term of reproach used by the Greeks of Constantinople. You young Turk, a playful reprimand to a young mischievous child. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Turkey
The bird with a red wattle. A native of America, at one time supposed to have come from Turkey. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Turkish SpyTurk Gregory A B…Brewer's: Fathers of the Greek Church
Eusebius, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory Nazianzenus, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Jerusalem, Chrysostom, Epiphanius, Cyril of Alexandria, and Ephraim, deacon of Edessa. Source:…Michael VIII, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Michael VIII (Michael Palaeologus), c.1225–1282, Byzantine emperor (1261–82), first of the Palaeologus dynasty. Following the murder of the regent for Emperor John IV of Nicaea, he was…Rudolf I
(Encyclopedia) Rudolf I or Rudolf of HapsburgRudolf Ir&oomacr;ˈdŏlf [key], 1218–91, German king (1273–91), first king of the Hapsburg dynasty. Rudolf's election as king ended the interregnum (…Trending
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