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Guinea-Bissau

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissaugĭnˈē- [key]Guinea-Bissaubĭsˌsouˈ [key], officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,771,000), 13,948 sq mi (36,125 sq km), W…

Meredith, James Biography

Meredith, James civil-rights leader, authorBorn: 6/25/33Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss.   James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first Black…

Meredith Baxter Biography

actor Born: June 21, 1986 Birthplace: South Pasadena, California Meredith Baxter got her start on television in 1972 as one of the leads in CBS's Bridget Loves Bernie. The series was canceled…

Brewer's: Owen Meredith

Robert Bulwer Lytton. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OwlOwain 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 Related…

Burgess Meredith Biography

Burgess Meredith(Oliver Burgess Meredith)actor, directorBorn: 11/16/1907Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio During the 1930s Meredith acted in many Broadway plays before moving into film. He played notable…

Webb, Mary (Meredith)

(Encyclopedia) Webb, Mary (Meredith), 1881–1927, English novelist. Her native Shropshire is the scene of all her novels, which are somber, passionate, and infused with an intense feeling for the…

Sérgio Vieira de Mello, 2003 News

diplomat, was appointed UN special representative to Iraq in May. Vieira de Mello was charged with coordinating aid from the UN and nongovernmental organizations, returning refugees to their…

Sérgio Vieira de Mello 2003 Deaths

Sérgio Vieira de MelloAge: 55 diplomat, was killed in August when a suicide bomber demolished UN headquarters in Baghdad. He was appointed UN special representative to Iraq in May. Vieira was…