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Thomas Augustine Daly: Da Boy from Rome

Da Boy from RomeThomas Augustine DalyTo-day ees com' from Eetaly A boy ees leeve een Rome, An' he ees stop an' speak weeth me — I weesh he stay at home.He stop an' say "Hallo," to me. An'…

Lou Boudreau 2001 Deaths

Lou BoudreauAge: 84 arguably the best position player in Cleveland Indians history; a wildly popular, athletic shortstop who led A.L. shortstops in fielding percentage eight times; made…

Roosevelt, river, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is…

Frankfort

(Encyclopedia) Frankfort, city (2020 pop. 28,602), state capital and seat of Franklin co., N central Ky., on both sides of the Kentucky River, in the…

Amboise

(Encyclopedia) Amboise Amboise äNbwäzˈ [key], town, Indre-et-Loire dept., N central France, in Touraine, on the Loire. It is a wine and wool market, and its manufactures…

1977–1978 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Rockford Files (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesEdward Asner, Lou GrantOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSada Thompson, FamilyOutstanding…

Ağri Daği

(Encyclopedia) Ağri DağiAğri Dağiärŭˈ dä-ŭˈ [key]: see Ararat.

Ras Dashen

(Encyclopedia) Ras DashenRas Dashenräs dä-shĕnˈ [key], highest peak of Ethiopia, 15,158 ft (4,620 m) high, N Amhara Plateau, E Africa. It is of volcanic origin and has many craters.

Romário

(Encyclopedia) Romário (Romário de Souza Faria), 1966–, Brazilian soccer player. A striker, he had a long stride and outstanding control and mobility despite his small stature (5 ft 6 in./1.68 m). He…

Clark, Kenneth MacKenzie

(Encyclopedia) Clark, Kenneth MacKenzie (Lord Clark of Saltwood), 1903–83, English art historian, studied Oxford. After working with Bernard Berenson in Florence, Clark was keeper of the department…