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(Encyclopedia) Branson, city (2020 pop. 12,638), Taney and Stone cos., SW Mo.; inc. 1912. Located in the Ozark mountains, the town was originally…Olaf I
(Encyclopedia) Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason)Olaf Iōˈläf trügˈväsōn [key], c.963–1000, king of Norway (995–1000), great-grandson of Harold I. His early life of exile and slavery is surrounded with romantic…Hill, Daniel Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1821–89, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. York District, S.C. He served in the Mexican War but resigned from the army in 1849. He was professor of…Fabian Society
(Encyclopedia) Fabian Society, British socialist society. An outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life (founded 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson), the society was developed the following…Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell
(Encyclopedia) Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell, 1862–1931, African-American civil-rights advocate and feminist, b. Holly Springs, Miss. Born a slave, she attended a freedman's school and was orphaned at 16.…Norsemen
(Encyclopedia) Norsemen, name given to the Scandinavian Vikings who raided and settled on the coasts of the European continent in the 9th and 10th cent. They are also referred to as Northmen or…semantics
(Encyclopedia) semantics [Gr.,=significant] in general, the study of the relationship between words and meanings. The empirical study of word meanings and sentence meanings in existing languages is a…Vice Adm. Harold Bowen, Jr. 2000 Deaths
Vice Adm. Harold Bowen, Jr.Age: 87 officer who headed the Navy's investigation into North Korea's 1968 seizure of the Pueblo, an electronic surveillance ship. In one of the most sensitive…Harold Charles OSTERTAG, Congress, NY (1896-1985)
OSTERTAG Harold Charles , a Representative from New York; born in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., June 22, 1896; attended the public schools; was graduated from Chamberlain Military Institute at…John Harold FLANNERY, Congress, PA (1898-1961)
FLANNERY John Harold , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa., April 19, 1898; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.,…Trending
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