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Castiglione, Baldassare, Conte

(Encyclopedia) Castiglione, Baldassare, ConteCastiglione, Baldassare, Contebäldäs-säˈrā kōnˈtā kästēlyōˈnā [key], 1478–1529, Italian soldier, author, and statesman attached to the court of the duke…

Tintern Abbey

(Encyclopedia) Tintern Abbey, ruins of an abbey, Monmouthshire, W. England, near Chepstow. It was founded for Cistercians in 1131 by Walter de Clare and now consists mainly of 13th- and 14-century…

Martina II

On the women's professional tennis tour, 1997 was the year Martina Hingis took her place among the game's elite. Hingis won 11 tournaments, including three of the four grand slam tournaments…

Harvey

(Encyclopedia) Harvey, city (2020 pop. 20,324), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb S of Chicago; inc. 1895. Its manufactures include steel castings, metal…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 14, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 13, 1806April 15, 1806April 14, 1806 Monday April 14th 1806. This morning at seven oCk. we were joined by Sergt. Pryor and the three…

1940 Academy Awards

The 1940 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 1941 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionAll This, and Heaven Too (Warner Bros.)Foreign Correspondent (Walter Wanger;…

Long, Crawford Williamson

(Encyclopedia) Long, Crawford Williamson, 1815–78, American physician, b. Danielsville, Ga., M.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1839. He practiced in Jefferson, Ga. In 1842 he excised a tumor of the neck…