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Sanskrit

(Encyclopedia) SanskritSanskritsănˈskrĭt [key], language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-Iranian). Sanskrit was the…

Loyalists

(Encyclopedia) Loyalists, in the American Revolution, colonials who adhered to the British cause. The patriots referred to them as Tories. Although Loyalists were found in all social classes and…

Morrison, Toni

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…

Monitor and Merrimack

(Encyclopedia) Monitor and Merrimack, two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships. When, at the beginning of the Civil War, the Union forces abandoned the Norfolk…

Triple Crown Races—2004

Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., May 1, 2004.) Purse: $1,000,000. Distance: 11/4 mi. Order of finish: 1. Smarty Jones (Elliott), mutuel returns: $10.20, $6.20, $4.80. 2. Lion…

Royal Biographies: Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherViscount LinleyLady Sarah Armstrong-Jones Once considered the most unhappy royal, Queen Elizabeth'…

Traffic

Director:Steven SoderberghWriter:Stephen GaghanUSA Films; R; 147 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Catherine Zeta-Jones Steven Soderbergh's Traffic is a…

Tool Biography

Toolmetal band Original members Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, and Paul D'Amour met in Los Angeles and formed Tool in 1990. Their albums include Opiate (1992), Undertow (1993…