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Mabel King Biography

Mabel King actress and singer who played the Wicked Witch of the West in the film and Broadway productions of The Wiz.Died: Woodland Hills, Calif., November 9, 1999Henry KimbroG - L(Joseph)…

Yolanda King Biography

social activistDied: May 15, 2007 (Santa Monica, California) Best Known as: eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. A social activist, motivational…

Sweden: Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens Karl XII (1697–1718) Ulrica Eleonora (1719–1720) Fredrik I (1720–1751) Adolf Fredrik (1751–1771) Gustaf III (1771–1792) Gustaf IV Adolf (1792–1809) Karl XIII (1809–1818)…

Ancient Persia: Kings

Cambyses, two kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia (c. 600–500 B.C.)Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire (c. 559–529 B.C…

King Birendra Biography

King Birendra(Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva)King of NepalBorn: 12/28/1945Birthplace: Katmandu, Nepal King of Nepal who was shot to death by his son, Crown Prince Dipendra, in a massacre that…

King Abdullah Biography

King Abdullah King of Saudi Arabia (2005–)Born: 1924Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah (formally known as Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud) officially assumed the Saudi throne in…

The Devil's Dictionary: King

by Ambrose Bierce KINDNESSKING'S EVILKING -n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of. A king,…

Brewer's: Drawing the King's

(or Queen's) Picture. Coining false money. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Drawing the NailDrawing the Cork A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Catholic King

(The) or His Catholic Majesty. A title given by the Pope to Ferdinand, King of Aragon (1452, 1474-1516), for expelling the Moors from Spain. This was about as unwise as the revocation of…

Brewer's: Four Kings

The History of the Four Kings (Livre des Quatre Rois). A pack of cards. In a French pack the four kings are Charlemagne, David, Alexander, and Caesar, representatives of the Franco-German…