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Clegg, Sir Nick

(Encyclopedia) Clegg, Sir Nick (Nicholas William Peter Clegg), 1967–, British politician, grad. Cambridge (M.A., 1989), College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (M.A., 1992). Of British, Russian, and Dutch…

Portales

(Encyclopedia) PortalesPortalespôrtălˈĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 10,690), seat of Roosevelt co., E N.Mex., near the Tex. line; inc. 1910. It is the trade and processing center of an agricultural area…

Barisal

(Encyclopedia) Barisal Barisal bərĭsälˈ [key], city, S Bangladesh, on the Ganges River delta. It is an important…

Howard Cannon 2002 Deaths

Howard CannonAge: 90 World War II pilot and Democratic politician who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Nevada. He lost his 1982 bid for reelection after Teamster officials were…

Corbin, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Corbin, MargaretCorbin, Margaretkôrˈbĭn [key], 1751–1800, American Revolutionary heroine, b. Franklin co., Pa. Upon the death of her husband in the attack on Fort Washington (Nov. 16,…

Norris, George William

(Encyclopedia) Norris, George William, 1861–1944, American legislator, b. Sandusky co., Ohio. After admission to the bar in 1883, he moved (1885) to Furnas co., Nebr., where he practiced law and was…

Schwarz, Berthold

(Encyclopedia) Schwarz, BertholdSchwarz, Bertholdbĕrˈtôlt shvärts [key], fl. 14th cent., German Franciscan monk and alchemist. It was formerly widely believed, especially in Germany, that he invented…

Nick McDonald 2005 Deaths

Nick McDonaldAge: 76 Dallas police officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald in a movie theater shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy. Died: Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 27, 2005Eugene…

Nick's Time Travel Essay

Crossing the Delaware with George Washington Related Links American Revolution How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay…