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Brewer's: Morganatic Marriage
(A). A marriage in which the wife does not take the husband's rank, because legally, or according to court bye-laws, the marriage is not recognised. This sort of marriage is effected when…Senior PGA Majors: The Tradition
Edition:9thDates:Apr. 3–6Site: Desert Mt. Cochise Course, Scottsdale, Ariz.Par:36-36—72 (6954 yards)Purse:$1,200,000 1234TotEarnings1Gil Morgan66-66-67-67—266$180,0002Isao Aoki66-68-70-68—…African American Inventors
Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1859)A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent…The 2005 Class of Inductees
Matthias Baldwin, 1795–1866, Steam Locomotive. Baldwin was the first American to build steam locomotives of the same quality as were made in Europe. His “Old Ironsides” was the first…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Women's World Cup Preview: 2015
Canada hosts the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup LeadersAll-Time World Cup Ranking TableThe United States in…Knights of the Golden Circle
(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads. Dr. George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian who…Decatur
(Encyclopedia) Decatur. 1 City (2020 pop. 57,938), seat of Morgan co., N Ala., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1826. It has shipyards, port traffic, and…Trending
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