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Baker, Dame Janet
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Dame Janet, 1933–, English mezzo-soprano. She made her singing debut in 1956 with the Glyndebourne Chorus. In 1966 she made her American debut at Town Hall in New York City,…Howard, Sidney Coe
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891–1939, American dramatist, b. Oakland, Calif., grad. Univ. of California, 1915, and studied under George Pierce Baker at Harvard. His first successful play was…Baker Lake
(Encyclopedia) Baker Lake, c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, W of Chesterfield Inlet of Hudson Bay. It has a post of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at its western end.Baker, Russell
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Russell, 1925–2018, American journalist, author, humorist, and television personality, b. Loudon Co., Va., grad. John Hopkins (1947). He began as a night police reporter for The…Ella Baker Biography
Ella Baker civil rights activistBorn: 12/13/1903Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Baker was a driving force in the creation of the country's premier civil rights organizations. After graduating as…Vernon Baker Biography
U.S. Army soldierBorn: 12/17/1919Birthplace: Cheyenne, Wyo.Died: 7/13/2010 (St. Maries, Idaho) When Vernon Baker was 4 years old, his parents were killed in an…Baker, Karle Wilson
Baker, Karle Wilson[1878-1960](2)Born in Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 13, 1878. Educated in public and private schools at Little Rock and at the University of Chicago. Mrs. Baker taught for…Baker Island Map
Baker Island Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population ¬¦ Baker Island Information Encyclopedia: Baker Island In-depth entries…Brewer's: Baker's Dozen
Thirteen for twelve. When a heavy penalty was inflicted for short weight, bakers used to give a surplus number of loaves, called the inbread, to avoid all risk of incurring the fine. The…Brewer's: Baker's Knee
(A) A knop-knee, or knee bent inwards, from carrying the heavy bread-basket on the right arm. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BakshishBaker's Dozen A B C…Trending
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