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A first-rate actor; so called from the Roman Roscius, unrivalled for his grace of action, melody of voice, conception of character, and delivery. He was paid thirty pounds a day for acting…Brewer's: Taffata
or Taffety. A fabric made of silk; at one time it was watered; hence Taylor says, “No taffaty more changeable than they.” “Notre mot taffeta est formé, par onomatopée, du bruit que fait…Women in the 111th Congress
This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…Campaign 2012
Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics Presidential Candidates Democratic Barack Obama Republican…La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur deLa Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur derōbĕrˈ kävəlyāˈ syör də lä sälˈ [key], 1643–87, French explorer in North America, one of the most celebrated…American Ballet Theatre
(Encyclopedia) American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet…2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners
From journalism to special citations and awards Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…2010 Year in Review: World News - Haiti
Major World News Stories of 2010 Related Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the Nation 2010…1984 Olympic Judo Results
Class Super-Lightweight (-132 1/2 lb) Shinji Hosokawa, JPN Jae-Jup Kim, KOR Edward Liddle, USA Neil Eckersley, GBR Welterweight (-143 1/4 lb) Yoshiyuki Matsuoka…Freestyle Skiing: 1997 World Championships
at Nagano, Japan (Feb. 4-9)MenCombined1Darcy Downs, CAN30.002Toben Sutherland, CAN27.603Oleg Kouleshov, BLR24.00Acro1Fabrice Becker, FRA26.902Ian Edmondson, USA26.403Heini Baumgartner, SWI25.…Trending
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