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Brewer's: Gall's Bell
(St.). A four-sided bell, which was certainly in existence in the seventh century, and is still shown in the monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Dumb-bells
In New College, Oxford, there still is an apparatus for developing the muscles similar to that which sets church-bells in motion. It consists of a fly-wheel with a weight attached, and the…Wedding Bell Blues
Director: Dana LustigWriter: Annette Goliti GutierrezDirector of Photography:Kent WakefordEditor:Caroline RossMusic:Paul Christian Gordon and Tal BergmanProduction Designer:Shay…Bell and Watson's Recall
The Question: What were the first U.S. cities linked by a transcontinental phone line? The Answer: On Jan. 25, 1915, the first official…Albert Belle Biography
Albert BelleBorn: August 25, 1966Baseball OF tremendous hitter and stupendous troublemaker; in strike-shortened 1995 season, became first player in major league history to hit 50 homers and…Gertrude Belle Elion
Gertrude Belle Elion Born: 1918Birthplace: New York City 6-MercaptopurineâElion synthesized the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine. Her other developments were drugs used to block organ…Marion Bell Biography
Marion Bellsinger, actressBorn: 1919Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri An acclaimed light opera singer most active during the 1940's, she appeared on stage as Fiona MacLaren in the original…glockenspiel
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Glockenspiel glockenspielglockenspielglŏkˈənspēl [key] [Ger.,=bell-play], percussion instrument. The medieval glockenspiel was a sort of miniature carillon (see bell),…monitorial system
(Encyclopedia) monitorial system, method of elementary education devised by British educators Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell during the 19th cent. to furnish schooling to the underprivileged even…Jacob Atlee BEIDLER, Congress, OH (1852-1912)
BEIDLER Jacob Atlee , a Representative from Ohio; born in Tredyffrin Township, near Valley Forge, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1852; attended the country schools, and Locke's Seminary,…Trending
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