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Büchner, Georg
(Encyclopedia) Büchner, GeorgBüchner, Georggāˈôrk bükhˈnər [key], 1813–37, German dramatist. He was a student of medicine and a political agitator. He died at the age of 24, leaving a powerful drama…tarots
(Encyclopedia) tarotstarotstârˈōz [key], playing cards that are used mainly for fortunetelling, sometimes called “the book of divination of the Gypsies.” It is generally believed that the cards were…Timothy , epistles in the New Testament
(Encyclopedia) Timothy, two letters of the New Testament. With Titus they comprise the Pastoral Epistles, in which St. Paul addresses his coworkers as the guardians and transmitters of his teaching.…Goucher College
(Encyclopedia) Goucher CollegeGoucher Collegegouˈchər [key], at Towson, Md., formerly at Baltimore; inc. 1885, opened 1888 by Methodists as a college for women, coeducational since 1987. It is named…Brewer's: Coup de Pied de l'Ane
(kick from the ass's foot). A blow given to a vanquished or fallen man; a cowardly blow; an insult offered to one who has not the power of returning or avenging it. The allusion is to the…James Henry LANE, Congress, KS (1814-1866)
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1866 Party: Republican LANE James Henry , a Representative from Indiana and a Senator from Kansas; born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., June 22, 1814; attended the public…Joseph Reed LANE, Congress, IA (1858-1931)
LANE Joseph Reed , a Representative from Iowa; born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, May 6, 1858; attended the public schools; was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., in 1878 and from…Thomas Joseph LANE, Congress, MA (1898-1994)
LANE Thomas Joseph , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 6, 1898; graduated from Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Mass.; LL.B., Suffolk Law School,…Jay Ford LANING, Congress, OH (1853-1941)
LANING Jay Ford , a Representative from Ohio; born in New London, Huron County, Ohio, May 15, 1853; attended the public schools, the Savannah (Ohio) Academy, and Baldwin University, Berea, Ohio…Harry Lane ENGLEBRIGHT, Congress, CA (1884-1943)
ENGLEBRIGHT Harry Lane , a Representative from California; born in Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif., January 2, 1884; attended the public schools; attended the University of California at…Trending
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