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(Encyclopedia) Crookes tube, device invented by Sir William Crookes (c.1875) consisting essentially of a sealed glass tube from which nearly all the air has been removed and through the walls of…Andrić, Ivo
(Encyclopedia) Andrić, IvoAndrić, Ivoēˈvō änˈdrĭch [key], 1892–1975, Yugoslav novelist and poet, b. Bosnia. As a student Andrić worked for the independence and unity of the South Slavic peoples, and…Malone, Dumas
(Encyclopedia) Malone, DumasMalone, Dumasd&oomacr;mäˈ məlōnˈ [key], 1892–1986, American historian and editor, b. Coldwater, Miss. He received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1923 and was an instructor of…Little Richard
(Encyclopedia) Little Richard, 1935–2020, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded such tunes as “Tutti Frutti…Carter, Hodding
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Hodding, 1907–72, American journalist and news publisher, b. Hammond, La. He taught briefly at Tulane Univ. and worked as a newspaperman until starting (1932) his own paper,…Price, Leontyne
(Encyclopedia) Price, LeontynePrice, Leontynelāˈəntēn [key], 1927–, American soprano, b. Laurel, Miss., as Mary Violet Leontine Price. She studied voice at Juilliard with Florence Page Kimball.…Ohr, George Edgar
(Encyclopedia) Ohr, George Edgar, 1857–1918, American ceramist, often considered the first art potter in the United States, b. Biloxi, Miss. He apprenticed in New Orleans, traveled to potteries in 16…Set It Off
Director:F. Gary GrayWriters:Kate Lanier and Takashi BuffordDirector of Photography:Marc ReshovskyEditor:John CarterMusic:Christopher YoungProduction Designer:Robb Wilson KingProducers:Dale…Some Milestones in U.S. Diplomatic History
Source: U.S. State Department Benjamin Franklin was the first U.S. diplomat. He was appointed in 1776 to help gain French support for American independence and later became minister to France (…Gulfport
(Encyclopedia) Gulfport, city (2020 pop. 72,926), seat of Harrison co., SE Miss., a port on Mississippi Sound, the Gulf of Mexico, in a resort area;…Trending
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