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Old Norse literature
(Encyclopedia) Old Norse literature, the literature of the Northmen, or Norsemen, c.850–c.1350. It survives mainly in Icelandic writings, for little medieval vernacular literature remains from Norway…Harris, William Torrey
(Encyclopedia) Harris, William Torrey, 1835–1909, American educator and philosopher, b. Windham co., Conn., educated at Yale. He was superintendent (1868–80) of the St. Louis public school system and…Buller, Sir Redvers Henry
(Encyclopedia) Buller, Sir Redvers HenryBuller, Sir Redvers Henrybŭlˈər [key], 1839–1908, British general. His military career began in China, and he later took part in the suppression of the Red…Burke, Robert O'Hara
(Encyclopedia) Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1820–61, Irish explorer of Australia. After service in the Belgian and Austrian armies he went (1853) as inspector of police to Melbourne. In 1860, with W. J.…1982 College Basketball NIT Tournament (32 teams)
Final Four at Madison Square Garden, New YorkFieldAmerican, Bradley, BYU, Cal-Irvine, UConn, Clemson, Dayton, Fordham, Georgia, Illinois, Iona, Lamar, LIU, LSU, Maryland, Mississippi, Murray…trench mouth
(Encyclopedia) trench mouth, common term for Vincent's infection, an ulcerative membranous infection of the gums and mouth, by noncontagious infection, associated with a fusiform bacillus and a…Mishna
(Encyclopedia) MishnaMishnamĭshˈnə [key], in Judaism, codified collection of Oral Law—legal interpretations of portions of the biblical books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and other…sea cucumber
(Encyclopedia) sea cucumber, any of the flexible, elongated echinoderms belonging to the class Holothuroidea. Although sea cucumbers have the basic echinoderm radial symmetry (see Echinodermata),…paramecium
(Encyclopedia) parameciumparameciumparəmēˈsĭəm [key], unicellular organism of the genus Paramecium, of the ciliate phylum Ciliophora found in freshwater throughout the world. Like other protozoans,…Michele BACHMANN, Congress, MN (1956)
BACHMANN Michele , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, April 6, 1956; graduated from Anoka High School, Anoka, Minn., 1974; B.A., Winona State University,…Trending
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