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(Encyclopedia) CE5 French horn French horn, brass wind musical instrument. Fundamentally a metal tube of narrow conical bore, it is curved into circles because of its great length. The horn ends…Munro, H. H.
(Encyclopedia) Munro, H. H. (Hector Hugh Munro), pseud. SakiSakisäˈkē [key], 1870–1916, English author, b. Burma (now Myanmar). He began his career writing political satires for the Westminster…Bedford, Brian
(Encyclopedia) Bedford, Brian, 1935–2016, English actor, b. Morley, Yorkshire; studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. During his long career, Bedford, who was adept at both tragedy and comedy…Gaddis, William
(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…Yucca Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Yucca Mountain, mountain in the SW Nevada desert about 100 mi (161 km) northwest of Las Vegas. It is the proposed site of a Dept. of Energy (DOE) repository for up to 77,000 metric…Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
(Encyclopedia) Nobel, Alfred BernhardNobel, Alfred Bernhardälˈfrĕd bĕrnˈhärd nōbĕlˈ [key], 1833–96, Swedish chemist and inventor. Educated in St. Petersburg, Russia, he traveled as a youth and…madrigal
(Encyclopedia) madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent.…Davies, Robertson
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Robertson (William Robertson Davies)Davies, Robertsondāˈvĭs [key], 1913–95, Canadian writer and editor. After receiving a B.Litt. from Oxford (1938), he joined the Old Vic…Wright Morris 1998 Deaths
Wright MorrisAge: 88 award-winning author and photographer who documented middle America on film and in his many novels and short stories.Died: April 25, 1998.Hilda MorleyM - QHans J. Müller…Stephane Morin 1998 Deaths
Stephane MorinAge: 29 former NHL center who played five seasons for Quebec and Vancouver between 1989-94; collapsed and died while playing for the Berlin Capitals in a German League game; of…Trending
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