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Ibn Batuta

(Encyclopedia) Ibn BatutaIbn Batutaĭˈbən bät&oomacr;ˈtä [key], 1304?–1378?, Muslim traveler, b. Tangier. No other medieval traveler is known to have journeyed so extensively. In 30 years (from c.…

Brighouse

(Encyclopedia) Brighouse, town, Calderdale metropolitan district, N central England, on the Calder River. It is a center of wool, cotton, and silk…

Batman & Robin

Director: Joel SchumacherWriter: Akiva GoldsmanDirector of Photography:Stephen GoldblattEditor:Dennis VirklerMusic:Elliot GoldenthalProduction Designer:Barbara LingProducer:Peter MacGregor-…

Robin Yount

Robin YountBorn: Sept. 16, 1955Baseball SS-OF AL MVP at 2 positions— as SS in 1982 and OF in '89; retired after 1993 season with 3,142 hits, 251 HRs and a major-league-record 123 sacrifice…

Bob GIBBS, Congress, OH (1954)

GIBBS Bob , a Representative from Ohio; born in Peru, Miami County, Ind., June 14, 1954; graduated from Bay Village Senior High School, Bay Village, Ohio, 1972; A.A.S., Ohio State University…

Munday, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Munday, Anthony, 1553–1633, English author, b. London. After spending his early years as an actor, he turned to writing. His literary output includes a number of plays (many written in…

Robin Moore Biography

writerDied: February 19, 2008Best Known as: author of "The French Connection" and "The Green Berets" Deathplace: southwestern Kentucky Robin…

Brewer's: Ragged Robin

A wild-flower. The word is used by Tennyson to mean a pretty damsel in ragged clothes. “The prince Hath picked a ragged robin from the hedge.” Tennyson: Idylls of the King; Enid.…