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(Encyclopedia) JacobitesJacobitesjăkˈəbītsˌ [key], adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart who sought to restore James II and his descendants to the English and Scottish thrones after…Alias
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AFC Car Yds TD Corey Dillon, Cin. vs. Den. (10/22) 22 278 2 Mike Anderson*, Den. vs. NO (12/3) 37 251 4 Fred Taylor, Jax vs. Pit. (11/19) 30 234 3…Brewer's: Arn-monat
Anglo -Saxon, ærn-monath, barn month. The Anglo-Saxon name for August, because it was the month for garnering the corn. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…In Joyce's Wake
Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…Garfield, James Rudolph
(Encyclopedia) Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865–1950, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1907–9), b. Hiram, Ohio; son of President James A. Garfield. After being admitted to the Ohio bar in 1888, he became…Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of, 1530–73, Scottish statesman. He and Lord James Stuart (later earl of Murray) became followers of John Knox in 1556 and led the troops of the…Keeler, James Edward
(Encyclopedia) Keeler, James Edward, 1857–1900, American astronomer, b. La Salle, Ill. At the age of 21 he went on the Naval Observatory expedition to Colorado to observe the solar eclipse of July,…Laughlin, James Laurence
(Encyclopedia) Laughlin, James LaurenceLaughlin, James Laurencelŏfˈlĭn [key], 1850–1933, American economist, b. Deerfield, Ohio, Ph.D. Harvard, 1876. He was a distinguished teacher, and as head of…Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc deLauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc deäNtōnăNˈ nôNpärˈ də kōmôNˈ dük də lōzöNˈ [key], 1633–1723, French courtier and soldier. Mlle de…Trending
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