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Rachel Hunter Biography

Rachel Huntermodel, television hostBorn: 9/9/1969Birthplace: New Zealand Rachel Hunter turned to modeling at the age of 17. She was soon seen regularly on the covers of fashion magazines,…

hunter's moon

(Encyclopedia) hunter's moon, the next full moon after the harvest moon, which it resembles.

Hunter, William

(Encyclopedia) Hunter, William, 1718–83, Scottish physician. He was famous as a lecturer, as London's leading obstetrician, as professor of anatomy and later president of the Royal Academy of Arts,…

1993 Academy Awards

The 1993 Academy Awards were presented March 21, 1994 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.PictureThe Fugitive, Arnold Kopelson, producer (Warner Bros.)In the Name of the Father,…

Early, Jubal Anderson

(Encyclopedia) Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816–94, Confederate general, b. Franklin co., Va., grad. West Point, 1837. After fighting against the Seminole in Florida he resigned from the army (1838),…

Thompson , city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956.

Maitland

(Encyclopedia) Maitland, city (2016 pop. 77,305), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Hunter River. It is a railroad junction and agricultural center with light manufacturing. Maitland began as a…

Thompson, Daniel Pierce

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, Daniel Pierce, 1795–1868, American novelist, b. Charlestown, Mass. He wrote adventure novels, many of which deal with life in Vermont. His notable work is The Green Mountain…