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Grignard, Victor

(Encyclopedia) Grignard, VictorGrignard, Victorvēktôrˈ grēnyärˈ [key], 1871–1935, French chemist. He shared the 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Paul Sabatier for his work in organic synthesis…

Nancy Marchand 2000 Deaths

Nancy MarchandAge: 71 versatile character actress who most recently portrayed feisty matriarch Livia Soprano on HBO's Sopranos. Theatrically trained, Marchand started her career on stage,…

Nancy White 2002 Deaths

Nancy WhiteAge: 85 refined editor of Harper's Bazaar from 1958 to 1971 whose spreads by such photographers as Richard Avedon and Hiro helped to define the style of the era. Died: Manhattan,…

Nancy Davis Reagan Biography

Nancy Davis ReaganFirst LadyBorn: 7/6/1921Birthplace: New York, New York Died: 3/6/2016 Deathplace: Los Angeles, CA Nancy Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City. When she was…

Nancy Landon Kassebaum Biography

Nancy Landon Kassebaumformer U.S. senator from KansasBorn: 7/29/1932Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas Kassebaum has politics in her blood. Her father, Alfred M. Landon, served as governor of Kansas…

Nancy Pelosi, 2006 News

Democratic Congresswoman from California, was elected the first woman Speaker of the House in November, shortly after Democrats won control of the House in midterm elections. She suffered a…

Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan

An ex-husband, a metal baton, and a U.S. title by Gerry Brown Friends Forever: Tonya Harding, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Nancy Kerrigan Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Figure Skating…

Nancy Drew: The Complete Series

Seventy years of mysteries for the girl detective by Holly Hartman The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) The Hidden Staircase (1930) The Bungalow Mystery (1930) The Mystery at Lilac Inn (1930) The…

Lorraine

(Encyclopedia) LorraineLorrainelôrĕnˈ [key], Ger. Lothringen, former province and former administrative region, NE France, bordering in the N on Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, in the E on Alsace,…

Lavigerie, Charles Martial Allemand

(Encyclopedia) Lavigerie, Charles Martial AllemandLavigerie, Charles Martial Allemandshärl märsēälˈ älmäNˈ lävēzhərēˈ [key], 1825–92, French churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. near…