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John MANNING, Jr., Congress, NC (1830-1899)
MANNING John, Jr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., July 30, 1830; attended Edenton Academy, the Norfolk Military Academy, and was graduated from the…Richard Irvine MANNING, Congress, SC (1789-1836)
MANNING Richard Irvine , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Sumter, Sumter District, S.C., May 1, 1789; attended private schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at…2008 Brit Awards
The 2008 Brit Awards were presented February 20, 2008. Outstanding Contribution To Music Paul McCartney British Album…management
(Encyclopedia) management: see industrial management.Brewer's: Death from Strange Causes
Æ'schylus was killed by the fall of a tortoise on his bald head from the claws of an eagle in the air. (Valerius Maximus, ix. 12, and Pliny: History, vii. 7.) Agathocles (4 syl.), tyrant…Hoffman, Dustin
(Encyclopedia) Hoffman, DustinHoffman, Dustinhŏfˈmən, hôfˈ– [key], 1937–, American actor, b. Los Angeles. Not glamorous in the manner of earlier stars, Hoffman began on Broadway, but gained…Say, Allen
(Encyclopedia) Say, Allen, 1937–, Japanese-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Yokohama, Japan, as James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii. After an apprentceship with a well-known…Schreiner, Olive
(Encyclopedia) Schreiner, OliveSchreiner, Oliveshrīˈnər [key], pseud. Ralph Iron, 1855–1920, South African author and feminist, b. Wittebergen Reserve, Cape Colony. After several years as a governess…Protagoras
(Encyclopedia) ProtagorasProtagorasprōtăgˈərəs [key], c.490–c.421 b.c., Greek philosopher of Abdera, one of the more distinguished Sophists. He taught for a time in Athens, where he was a friend of…Foch, Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Foch, FerdinandFoch, FerdinandfĕrdēnäNˈ fôsh [key], 1851–1929, marshal of France. A professor at the École de Guerre, he later served (1908–11) as director of that institute. In World…Trending
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