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Brewer's: O'Lynn

(Brian.) Slang for gin. (See Chivy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OmOlympus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Loretta Lynn Biography

Loretta Lynncountry singerBorn: 4/14/1935Birthplace: Butchers Hollow, Kentucky Country and western singer known for her plaintive singing style and her rags-to-riches life story portrayed in the…

Lynn Redgrave Biography

Lynn RedgraveactressBorn: 3/8/1943Birthplace: London, EnglandDied: 5/2/2010 Already a veteran of television and the stage, Redgrave made her first film appearance in Tom Jones (1963) and received an…

Lynne Russell Biography

Lynne RussellTV news anchor Russell attended the University of Colorado, where she majored in nursing. In 1971 she became program director and host of an interview show at WKAT-TV in Miami.…

Lynn Sherr Biography

Lynn SherrTV news reporter Sherr received a BA from Wellesley College. After working as a reporter for the Associated Press, WCBS-TV in New York, and the PBS stations WNET in New York and…

Shelby Lynne Biography

Shelby Lynnecountry singer and songwriterBorn: 10/22/1968Birthplace: Quantico, Virginia Lynne's emotional range has earned her comparisons with the legendary Patsy Cline. Born into a musical…

Lynn Swann Biography

Lynn Swann Born: Mar. 7, 1952Football WR played nine seasons with Pittsburgh (1974-82); appeared in four Super Bowls and had 16 catches for 364 yards and three TDs; named MVP of Super Bowl X…

Peninsular campaign

(Encyclopedia) Peninsular campaign, in the American Civil War, the unsuccessful Union attempt (Apr.–July, 1862) to capture Richmond, Va., by way of the peninsula between the York and James rivers…

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant

(Encyclopedia) Beauregard, Pierre Gustave ToutantBeauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutantbōˈrĭgärd [key], 1818–93, Confederate general, b. St. Bernard parish, La., grad. West Point, 1838. As engineer on…

Bragg, Braxton

(Encyclopedia) Bragg, Braxton, 1817–76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Warrenton, N.C. A graduate of West Point, he fought the Seminole and in the Mexican War was promoted to…