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Philip TRIPLETT, Congress, KY (1799-1852)

TRIPLETT Philip , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Madison County, Ky., December 24, 1799; attended the common schools of central Kentucky near Franklin, and in Scott County; studied law…

Lake Placid (Film)

Director:Steve MinerWriter:David E. Kelley20th Century Fox; 88 minutes; RRelease:7/99Cast:Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, Oliver Platt Lake Placid teaches us that…

Mike McCORMACK, Congress, WA (1921)

McCORMACK Mike , a Representative from Washington; born in Basil, Fairfield County, Ohio, December 14, 1921; attended the Toledo public schools and the University of Toledo; B.S., Washington State…

The End of Violence

Director: Wim WendersWriter: Nicholas KleinDirector of Photography:Pascal RabaudEditor:Peter PrzygoddaMusic:Ry CooderProduction Designer:Patricia NorrisProducers:Deepak Nayar, Wim Wenders and…

Lost Highway

Director: David LynchWriters: David Lynch and Barry GiffordDirector of Photography:Peter DemingEditor:Mary SweeneyMusic:Angelo BadalmentiProduction Designer:Patricia NorrisProducers:Deepak…

Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron de

(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron deMontmorency, Mathieu II, baron demätyöˈ bärôNˈ də [key]Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron de môNmôräNsēˈ [key], d. 1230, constable of France (1218–30),…

Sluter, Claus

(Encyclopedia) Sluter, ClausSluter, Clausklous slüˈtər [key], d. 1406, Flemish sculptor, probably of Dutch extraction, active in Burgundy. Under Philip the Bold of Burgundy he had charge of the…

Potidaea

(Encyclopedia) PotidaeaPotidaeapŏtĭdēˈə [key], ancient city, NE Greece, at the narrowest point of the Pallene (now Kassándra) peninsula in Chalcidice (now Khalkidhikí). It was a Corinthian colony (c.…

praying Indians

(Encyclopedia) praying Indians, name for Native North Americans who accepted Christianity. Although many different groups are called by this name, e.g., the Roman Catholic Iroquois of St. Regis, it…

Otto IV, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Otto IV, 1175?–1218, Holy Roman emperor (1209–15) and German king, son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. He was brought up at the court of his uncle King Richard I of England, who…