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Wollstonecraft, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Wollstonecraft, MaryWollstonecraft, Maryw&oobreve;lˈstənkräft, –krăft [key], 1759–97, English author and feminist, b. London. She was an early proponent of educational equality…

Biddle, Nicholas, American financier

(Encyclopedia) Biddle, Nicholas, 1786–1844, American financier, b. Philadelphia. After holding important posts in the American legations in France and England, he returned to the United States in…

Mamet's <i>Boy</i> Wonder

An Interview with playwright and filmmaker David Mamet by Peter Keough Related Links The Winslow Boy: Official SiteSony Pictures ClassicsThe only constants, it would seem, in the creative world of…

1999 Major League Baseball Preview

Related Links 1998 Baseball Season Results 1997 Season Baseball Through the Years Preseason Picks MVP: Jeff Bagwell, 1B, Houston Rookie of the Year…

Rolling Stones

(Encyclopedia) Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great…

Whig party

(Encyclopedia) Whig party, one of the two major political parties of the United States in the second quarter of the 19th cent. By the time Fillmore had succeeded to the presidency, the…

National League Leaders: Pitching

Earned Run Average ArmWLERAGmGSCGShOSvIPHRERHRHBBBSOWPRandy Johnson, AriL1792.4835351220271.22078675309703644Kevin Millwood, AtlR1872.683434220228.01688068244592055Mike Hampton, HouL2242.…

Diamondbacks, 3-2

Date Winner Home FieldOct. 9Diamondbacks, 1-0at ArizonaOct. 10Cardinals, 4-1at ArizonaOct. 12Diamondbacks, 5-3at St. LouisOct. 13Cardinals, 4-1at St. LouisOct. 14Diamondbacks, 2-1at…

QAnon

(Encyclopedia) QAnon , a widely believed right-wing conspiracy theory. QAnon developed in the early years of Donald Trump’s presidency through the…

Reed, Ishmael Scott

(Encyclopedia) Reed, Ishmael Scott, 1938- , African-American novelist, poet, and social critic, b. Chattanooga, Tn. When he was a child, Reed’s…