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Kim Dae Jung

(Encyclopedia) Kim Dae JungKim Dae Jungkĭm dā j&oobreve;ng [key], 1924–2009, president (1998–2003) of South Korea. A native of South Jeolla prov., Kim was a long-time campaigner for increased…

Paterson

(Encyclopedia) Paterson, city (1990 pop. 140,891), seat of Passaic co., NE N.J., at the falls of the Passaic River; inc. 1851. Founded in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton and others of the Society for…

2017 Academy Awards

The 2017 Academy Awards will be presented on Mar. 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Shape of Water Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour…

Summer 1908 Olympics Leading Medal Winners

Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. Men No   Sport G-S-B 3 Mel Sheppard, USA Track/Field 3-0-0 3 Henry Taylor,…

Kopit, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021, American playwright, b. New York, New York, as Arthur Lee Koenig, Harvard Univ. (BS, 1959). Kopit’s parents…

Troy , cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Troy. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,051), seat of Pike co., SE Ala., on the Conecuh River; inc. 1843. Products include lumber and wood items, textiles, truck bodies, feed, plastics, and pecans…

Brewer's: Chevalier du Brouillard

(Le). The French Jack Sheppard. A drama. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Chevaux de FriseChevalier d'Industrie A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…