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(Encyclopedia) Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827–1917, American naval officer, b. Albany, N.Y. He entered the navy as a midshipman in 1841. In the Civil War he was head of the department of seamanship at…May, Philip William
(Encyclopedia) May, Philip William (Phil May), 1864–1903, English pen-and-ink caricaturist, b. Leeds. After living in poverty for many years, he made numerous drawings for the St. Stephen's Review.…Clapham Sect
(Encyclopedia) Clapham Sect, group of English social reformers, active c.1790–1830, so named because their activities centered on the home in Clapham, London, of Henry Thornton and William…Volk, Leonard Wells
(Encyclopedia) Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828–95, American sculptor, b. Wellstown (now Wells), N.Y. In 1848 he went to St. Louis, where he studied drawing and worked at funerary sculpture. With the aid of…Vác
(Encyclopedia) VácVácväts [key], Ger. WaitzenVácvīˈtsən [key], town (1991 est. pop. 33,858), N central Hungary, on the Danube River. A commercial center producing textiles, footwear, cement, and…James Laughlin Biography
James Laughlin(James Laughlin IV)editor, publisher, poetBorn: 10/30/1914Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Laughlin founded the publishing company New Directions in 1936. Preferring the…Tennis 1999 French Open Women's Singles Finals
FINAL EIGHT— #1 Martina Hingis; #2 Lindsay Davenport; #3 Monica Seles; #6 Steffi Graf; #7 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario; plus unseeded Conchita Martinez, Sylvia Plischke and Barbara Schwartz.…Nauru
(Encyclopedia) NauruNaurunä&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr; [key], officially Republic of Nauru, atoll and independent republic (2015 est. pop. 11,000), c.8 sq mi (20 sq km), central Pacific, just south of…Critical Care
Director: Sidney LumetWriter: Steven SchwartzDirector of Photography:David WatkinEditor:Tom SwartwoutProduction Designer:Philip RosenbergProducers:Sidney Lumet and Steven SchwartzLive…Kearny, Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Kearny, LawrenceKearny, Lawrencekärˈnē [key], 1789–1868, American naval officer, b. Perth Amboy, N.J.; cousin of Stephen Watts Kearny. He became a midshipman in 1807, served in the War…Trending
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