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(Encyclopedia) osteopathyosteopathyŏstēŏpˈəthē [key], practice of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles. This school of medicine, founded by A. T. Still in 1874, maintains that the…Ophites
(Encyclopedia) OphitesOphitesōˈfīts [key] [Gr.,=believers in the serpent], group of Gnostic sects notorious for extreme cultism and inverted morality. Certain of these sects were known as Naasseni.…Zeno
(Encyclopedia) ZenoZenozēˈnō [key], d. 491, Roman emperor of the East (474–491). An Isaurian, he succeeded his son Leo II and was the son-in-law of Leo I. During his reign he suppressed several…Boutwell, George Sewall
(Encyclopedia) Boutwell, George SewallBoutwell, George Sewalls&oomacr;ˈəl boutˈwəl, –wĕl [key], 1818–1905, American politician, b. Brookline, Mass. He served seven terms in the Massachusetts…Notable Hispanic Americans, A-Z
Biographies by Category: Athletes Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Leaders and Activists Musicians and Visual…The Origins of Mother's Day
On Sunday, May 8th, people in North America and around the world will celebrate Mother’s Day. Postal services will be inundated with affectionate Mother’s Day cards. Florists will prepare countless…On the Road Again—2000
Archival Material Jump on the festival bandwagon this summer by Beth Rowen Chicago Blues Festival | Glastonbury Festival | JVC Jazz Festival | Monterey Jazz Festival | Newport Folk Festival |…2000 Academy Awards
The 2000 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 2001 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium.Best PictureChocolat, David Brown, Kit Golden, and Leslie Holleran, ProducersCrouching Tiger,…Harvard University
(Encyclopedia) Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. From two distinct schools, Radcliffe College for women (est. 1879, chartered…oceanography
(Encyclopedia) oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical…Trending
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