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Curtiss, Glenn Hammond
(Encyclopedia) Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, American inventor and aviation pioneer, b. Hammondsport, N.Y. He was a member of Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association (1907–9). In…Harlingen
(Encyclopedia) Harlingen Harlingen härˈlĭnjən [key], city (2020 pop. 71,829), Cameron co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1910.…Bury
(Encyclopedia) Bury Bury bĕˈrē [key], metropolitan borough, NE England, located in the Manchester…Bath, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Bath, city (2021 pop. 88,859), Bath and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath…Ungerer, Tomi
(Encyclopedia) Ungerer, Tomi (Jean-Thomas Ungerer), 1931–2019, French author-illustrator and artist, b. Strasbourg, Alsace. He briefly attended the École des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg, then…Frederic Lawrence Knowles: On a Fly-Leaf of Burns' Songs
On a Fly-Leaf of Burns' SongsFrederic Lawrence KnowlesThese are the best of him, Pathos and jest of him; Earth holds the rest of him.Passions were strong in him, — Pardon the wrong in him;…Der Fliegende Hollander <br/>(The Flying Dutchman)
Music:Richard WagnerLibretto:Wagner, based on HeinePremiere:Dresden, January 2, 1843 Wagner based the spooky plot of Der Fliegende Hollander on the legend of a Dutch sea captain who vows to…serval
(Encyclopedia) serval, medium-sized African cat, Leptailurus serval, found S of the Sahara in scrub country close to water. The serval is lightly built with very long legs; it has a small head with…Doolittle, James Harold
(Encyclopedia) Doolittle, James Harold, 1896–1993, American aviator, b. Alameda, Calif. After serving in World War I as a flier he returned to school and earned a Sc.D. from MIT. He then became noted…Tati, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Tati, JacquesTati, Jacqueszhäk tätēˈ [key], 1907–82, French film writer, director, and actor, b. Jacques Tatischeff. As a semiprofessional rugby player, he entertained his teammates…Trending
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