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calumet, peace pipe
(Encyclopedia) calumet [Fr.,=reed], name given by the French to the peace pipe used by the indigenous people of North America for smoking tobacco; it consisted of a long, feathered stem, with or…Hodgkin's disease
(Encyclopedia) Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. First identified in 1832 in England by Thomas Hodgkin, it is a type of malignant lymphoma. Incidence peaks in young adults…Christina Rossetti: 'A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break'
'A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break'I will accept thy will to do and be, Thy hatred and intolerance of sin, Thy will at least to love, that burns within And thirsteth after Me: So will…yellow fever
(Encyclopedia) yellow fever, acute infectious disease endemic in tropical Africa and many areas of South and Central America. Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of the female…Larissa Latynina
Larissa LatyninaBorn: Dec. 27, 1934Soviet gymnast won total of 18 medals, (9 gold) in 3 Olympics (1956,60,64).Tommy LasordaK - MNikki LaudaChristian Coalition
(Encyclopedia) Christian Coalition, organization founded to advance the agenda of political and social conservatives, mostly comprised of evangelical Protestant Republicans, and to preserve what it…Heyerdahl, Thor
(Encyclopedia) Heyerdahl, ThorHeyerdahl, Thorhāˈərdälˌ, hīˈ– [key], 1914–2002, Norwegian explorer and anthropologist, b. Larvik. He carried out research in the Marquesas Islands in 1937–38 and…Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr., 1935–2021, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga., DePauw Univ. (BA, 1957), Howard…Rowlandson, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Rowlandson, ThomasRowlandson, Thomasrōˈləndsən [key], 1756–1827, English caricaturist, b. London. He studied at the Royal Academy and in Paris, but his passion for gambling prevented…Rod Laver
Rod LaverBorn: Aug. 9, 1938Australian tennis player only player to win Grand Slam twice (1962,69); Wimbledon champion 4 times; 1st to earn $1 million in prize money, won 11 Grand Slam singles…Trending
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