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Fort Donelson

(Encyclopedia) Fort DonelsonFort Donelsondŏnˈəlsən [key], Confederate fortification in the Civil War, on the Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn., commanding the river approach to Nashville, Tenn. After…

Croker, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Croker, Richard, 1841–1922, American politician, head of Tammany Hall from 1886 to 1902, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He became prominent as Democratic leader of New York City's East Side and…

Calixtus I, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Calixtus I, Callixtus I, or Callistus I, SaintCalixtus I, Callixtus I, or Callistus I, Saintkəlĭkˈstəs, kəlĭsˈtəs [key], c.160–c.222, pope (217–222), a Roman; successor of St.…

Whiskey Ring

(Encyclopedia) Whiskey Ring, in U.S. history, a group of distillers and public officials who defrauded the federal government of liquor taxes. Soon after the Civil War these taxes were raised very…

Wilson, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Henry, 1812–75, American politician, Vice President of the United States (1873–75), b. Farmington, N.H. At 21 he legally changed his name from Jeremiah Jones Colbath, and as…

God Said “Ha!”

Director/Writer: Julia Sweeney Miramax; PG-13; 87 minutes Release: 2/99 Cast: Julia Sweeney “Courageous” is a word on the endangered species list, a term that has suffered…

Late Bloomers

Director: Julia DyerWriter: Gretchen DyerDirector of Photography:Bill SchwarzEditors:Julia Dyer and Gretchen DyerMusic:Ted PineProduction Designer:Mike DempseyProducers:Gretchen Dyer, Julia…

The Mexican

Director:Gore VerbinskiWriter:J.H. WymanDreamWorks; R; 123 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini The Mexican isn't a person, it's a gun. An antique one. And it's…

Glendale

(Encyclopedia) Glendale. 1 City (2020 pop. 248,325), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich…