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lynching

(Encyclopedia) lynching, unlawfully hanging or otherwise killing a person by mob action. The term is derived from the older term lynch law, which is most likely named after either Capt. William Lynch…

Brewer's: Jessica

The Jew's daughter in the Merchant of Venice, by Shakespeare. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JestersJesse Window A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Jessica Lange

Jessica LangeactressBorn: 4/20/1949Birthplace: Cloquet, Minnesota Academy Award-winning film, television and stage actress who began to blossom in the early 80s with her roles in Tootsie (1982) and…

Jessica Tandy

Jessica TandyactressBorn: 6/7/1909Birthplace: London, England This accomplished, versatile actress won acclaim on Broadway, winning her first Tony as the original Blanche du Bois in A Streetcar Named…

Piozzi, Mrs.

(Encyclopedia) Piozzi, Mrs.: see Thrale, Hester Lynch.

Galway, city, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Galway, city, seat of Co. Galway, W Republic of Ireland, on Galway Bay near the mouth of the Corrib River. Industries include tourism,…

Thrale, Hester Lynch

(Encyclopedia) Thrale, Hester Lynch, later Mrs. PiozziThrale, Hester Lynch,pēŏzˈē, pēôtˈtsē [key], 1741–1821, Englishwoman, noted for her intimate friendship with Samuel Johnson. Daughter of John…

O'Neill of the Maine, Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill of the Maine, Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron, 1914–90, Ulster Unionist politician. A member of one of the oldest Protestant families in Ireland, he entered the Northern Ireland…

Bodenheim, Maxwell

(Encyclopedia) Bodenheim, MaxwellBodenheim, Maxwellbōˈdənhīm [key], 1893–1954, American novelist and poet, b. Hermanville, Miss. His poetry, which incorporates many techniques of the imagists, is…

Jack Lynch Biography

Jack LynchAge: 82 Irish politician who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1978.Died: Dublin, October 20, 1999John LydayG - L