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Borden, Gail
(Encyclopedia) Borden, Gail, 1801–74, American dairyman, surveyor, and inventor, b. Norwich, N.Y. He was for several years a deputy surveyor in Mississippi; afterward he joined the colony of Stephen…1999-2000 College Basketball Season: Final Regular Season AP Women's Top 25 Poll
Taken before start of NCAA tournament. The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday, March 12, 2000; total points (based on 25 for 1st…Brewer's: Currer Bell
The nom de plume of Charlotte Brontë. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Curry FavourCurrente Calamo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Lincoln, city and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, city and district (1991 pop. 79,980), county seat of Lincolnshire, E England, in the Parts of Kesteven, on the Witham River. Located at the junction of the Roman Fosse Way and…Leo III, Saint, pope
(Encyclopedia) Leo III, Saint, pope (795–816), a Roman; successor of Adrian I. He was attacked about the face and eyes by members of Adrian's family, who hoped to render him unfit for the papacy. Leo…Antirent War
(Encyclopedia) Antirent War, in U.S. history, tenant uprising in New York state. When Stephen Van Rensselaer, owner of Rensselaerswyck, died in 1839, his heirs attempted to collect unpaid rents.…Bannon, Steve
(Encyclopedia) Bannon, Steve (Stephen Kevin Bannon), 1953–, American political strategist, financier, and media executive, b. Norfolk, Va. After serving as an officer in the U.S. navy (1976–83), he…popular sovereignty
(Encyclopedia) popular sovereignty, in U.S. history, doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves. Although the doctrine won wide…Esztergom
(Encyclopedia) EsztergomEsztergomĕˈstĕrgôm [key], Ger. Gran, city (1991 est. pop. 29,751), N Hungary, on the Danube River and the border of Slovakia. It is a county administrative center, a river…Fossett, Steve
(Encyclopedia) Fossett, Steve (James Stephen Fossett), 1944–2007, American investment banker and adventurer, b. California. After becoming a multimillionaire as a stockbroker and investment…Trending
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