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Eleanor of Aquitaine
(Encyclopedia) Eleanor of AquitaineEleanor of Aquitaineăkwĭtānˈ, ăkˈwĭtān [key], 1122?–1204, queen consort first of Louis VII of France and then of Henry II of England. Daughter and heiress of…Henry Smith LANE, Congress, IN (1811-1881)
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867 Party: Republican LANE Henry Smith , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born near Sharpsburg, Bath County, Ky., February 24, 1811; received a classical…Borrow, George Henry
(Encyclopedia) Borrow, George Henry, 1803–81, English writer and traveler. He led a nomadic life in England and on the Continent, where he was a translator and agent for the British and Foreign Bible…Purcell, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henrypûrˈsəl [key], c.1659–1695, English composer and organist. Often considered England's finest native composer, Purcell combined a great gift for lyrical…Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses
// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Jump to a category: AstronomersAstrophysicistsChemistsPhysicists Astronomers Adams, John Couch Al-…Prince, Morton
(Encyclopedia) Prince, Morton, 1854–1929, American physician, b. Boston, M.D. Harvard, 1879. He specialized in neurology and abnormal psychology as a physician in Boston and as a teacher at Tufts (…Potter, Henry Codman
(Encyclopedia) Potter, Henry Codman, 1835–1908, American Episcopal bishop, b. Schenectady, N.Y., son of Alonzo Potter. He was ordained a priest in 1858 and served in churches in Troy, N.Y., and…Roses, Wars of the
(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…2002 NJCAA Div. I Baseball World Series
at Grand Junction, Colo. (May 26-June 1) Participants: Central Arizona (45-17); Cowley County CC, Kan. (43-14); Jefferson, Mo. (42-15); John A. Logan, Ill. (37-19); Lamar CC, Colo. (57-3);…rare-earth metals
(Encyclopedia) rare-earth metals, in chemistry, group of metals including those of the lanthanide series and actinide series and usually yttrium, sometimes scandium and thorium, and rarely zirconium…Trending
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