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(Encyclopedia) Cheviot Cheviot shĭvˈēət, shĕvˈ– [key], city (2020 pop. 8,153),…Sangster, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Sangster, Charles, 1822–93, Canadian poet, b. Ontario. At first an imitator of Byron, he became, with the publication of Hesperus and Other Poems and Lyrics (1860), the first notable…Stoney Creek
(Encyclopedia) Stoney Creek, town (1991 pop. 49,968), SE Ont., Canada. It is a suburb of Hamilton and was the site of an American defeat (1813) in the War of 1812.Coxe, Tench
(Encyclopedia) Coxe, TenchCoxe, Tenchkŏks [key], 1755–1824, American political economist, b. Philadelphia. He entered his father's mercantile business in 1776, but after 1790, when he became…Hamilton, Sir William, Scottish philosopher
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. He was widely interested in law, physiology, and literature and was professor of history and philosophy at the Univ. of…Hamilton, Sir William Rowan
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Sir William Rowan, 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer, b. Dublin. A child prodigy, he had mastered 13 languages by the age of 13 and was still an undergraduate when…Honorees
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…Brown, Margaret Wise Concise Biography
children's authorBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.Born: 1910Died: 1952Margaret C. Meg, Whitman Biography
Margaret C. “Meg,” Whitmanbusiness executiveBorn: 1957Birthplace: New York She grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. When Whitman entered Princeton University, she planned a…Margaret Widdemer: Irish Love Song
Irish Love SongMargaret WiddemerWell, if the thing is over, better it is for me, The lad was ever a rover, loving and laughing free, Far too clever a lover not to be having still A lass in…Trending
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