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Hall of Fame for Great Americans

(Encyclopedia) Hall of Fame for Great Americans, national shrine, on the campus of Bronx Community College of the City Univ. of New York, Bronx, New York City; est. 1900. The Hall of Fame, a 630-ft (…

India Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 7/27/2022   Pres. Droupadi Murmu Vice Pres. Jagdeep Dhankhar Prime Min. Narendra Modi…

Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt, 1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Higginson…

Morgan, Edmund Sears

(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Edmund Sears, 1916–2013, U.S. historian, b. Minneapolis. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1942, he taught at the Univ. of Chicago (1945–46) and at Brown (1946–55)…

Brown, Helen Gurley

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Helen Gurley, 1922–2012, American writer and editor, b. Green Forest, Ark. A child of poverty, she became a successful advertising copywriter and wrote the best-selling Sex and…

Helen Wills Moody 1998 Deaths

Helen Wills MoodyAge: 92 women's tennis great who won eight Wimbledon singles titles in the 1920s and 1930s; won 31 major titles, including seven U.S. championships and four French titles…

Helen Oakley Dance 2001 Deaths

Helen Oakley DanceAge: 88 jazz critic, producer, and historian who reviewed performances and recordings for Downbeat magazine and worked as a personal assistant to such jazz luminaries as…

Helen Gray Cone: The Ride to the Lady

The Ride to the LadyHelen Gray Cone"Now since mine even is come at last, — For I have been the sport of steel, And hot life ebbeth from me fast, And I in saddle roll and reel, — Come bind me…

Helen Gray Cone: To-Day

To-DayHelen Gray ConeVoice, with what emulous fire thou singest free hearts of old fashion, English scorners of Spain, sweeping the blue sea-way, Sing me the daring of life for life, the…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Rosalind and Helen

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Prince AthanaseJulian and MaddaloRosalind and Helen The story of "Rosalind and Helen" is, undoubtedly, not an attempt in the highest style of poetry. It is in no…