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Slidell, John
(Encyclopedia) Slidell, JohnSlidell, Johnslīdĕlˈ, slīˈdəl [key], 1793–1871, American political leader and diplomat, b. New York City. He became a prominent lawyer and political figure in New Orleans…Ostend Manifesto
(Encyclopedia) Ostend Manifesto, document drawn up in Oct., 1854, at Ostend, Belgium, by James Buchanan, American minister to Great Britain, John Y. Mason, minister to France, and Pierre Soulé,…Winnifred Sprague Mason HUCK, Congress, IL (1882-1936)
HUCK Winnifred Sprague Mason , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 14, 1882; attended public schools in Chicago, Ill. and Washington, D.C.; elected as a…Crumb, George Henry
(Encyclopedia) Crumb, George Henry, 1929–, American composer, b. Charleston, W.Va., grad. Mason College of Music, Charleston (B.A. 1950); Univ. of Illinois (M.A. 1953); Univ. of Michigan (D.M.A. 1959…Chavín de Huántar
(Encyclopedia) Chavín de HuántarChavín de Huántarchävēnˈ dā wänˈtär [key], archaeological site in the northeastern highlands of Peru, near the headwaters of the Marañon River. It flourished between c…de Bary, Wm. Theodore
(Encyclopedia) de Bary, Wm. Theodorede Bary, Wm. Theodoredə [key]de Bary, Wm. Theodorebăˈrē [key], 1919–2017, American scholar of Asian cultures, b. Bronx, N.Y., as William Theodore De Bary (he…Smothers Brothers
(Encyclopedia) Smothers Brothers, American comedians, musicians, and TV hosts. Tom (b. February 2, 1937,as Thomas Smothers) and Dick (b. November 20,…Chimu
(Encyclopedia) ChimuChimuchēm&oomacr;ˈ [key], ancient civilization on the desert coast of N Peru. It is believed to have begun c.1200. The Moche, an earlier civilization, was previously known as…Randolph, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Randolph, Edward, c.1632–1703, English colonial agent in America. In 1676 he carried royal instructions to Massachusetts Bay that required the colony to send representatives to England…Nazca
(Encyclopedia) Nazca or NascaNascaboth: näsˈkä [key], ancient culture of the Nazca, Pisco, and Ica river valleys on the desert coast of S Peru. Flourishing during the first millennium a.d., the Nazca…Trending
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