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McGrory, Mary
(Encyclopedia) McGrory, Mary, 1918–2004, American journalist, b. Boston, grad. Emmanuel College. McGrory wrote with clarity, lyricism, and wit on the events and personalities of the five decades…Clancy, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Clancy, Tom (Thomas Leo Clancy, Jr.), 1947–2013, American popular novelist, b. Baltimore, grad. Loyola Univ. Maryland (B.A., 1969). While working as an insurance agent he wrote The…Great Migration
(Encyclopedia) Great Migration, in U.S. history. 1 The migration of Puritans to New England from England, 1620–40, prior to the English civil war. As a result of the increasingly tyrannical rule of…Lexington
(Encyclopedia) Lexington. 1 City (1990 pop. 225,366), seat of Fayette co., N central Ky., in the heart of the bluegrass region; inc. 1832, made coextensive with Fayette co. 1974. The outstanding…Quintilian
(Encyclopedia) Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus)Quintiliankwĭntĭlˈyən [key], c.a.d. 35–c.a.d. 95, Roman rhetorician, b. Calagurris (now Calahorra), Spain. He taught rhetoric at Rome (Pliny the…telemarketing
(Encyclopedia) telemarketing, the practice of selling goods or services to customers by means of the telephone or of surveying consumer preferences in telephone conversations. Telemarketing firms use…apostle
(Encyclopedia) apostleapostleəpŏsˈəl [key] [Gr.,=envoy], one of the prime missionaries of Christianity. The apostles of the first rank are saints Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Thomas,…mistletoe
(Encyclopedia) mistletoe, common name for the Loranthaceae, a family of chiefly tropical hemiparasitic herbs and shrubs with leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. They have green leaves,…Jean Noel DESTRÉHAN, Congress, LA (1754-1823)
Senate Years of Service: 1812-1812 Party: Unknown DESTRÉHAN Jean Noel , a Senator from Louisiana; born in 1754 in that section of Louisiana which became the St. Charles Parish; engaged in…Romani
(Encyclopedia) Romani or RomanyRomaniboth: rŏmˈənē, rōˈ– [key], people known historically in English as Gypsies and their language. 1 A traditionally nomadic people with particular folkways and a…Trending
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