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Davis, Rebecca Harding
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831–1910, American novelist, b. Washington, Pa.; mother of Richard Harding Davis. Her early nonfiction pieces, particularly those collected under the title…Kłodzko
(Encyclopedia) KłodzkoKłodzkoklôtsˈkô [key], Ger. Glatz, town (1994 est. pop. 30,600), Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland. It is a commercial center with lumber and textile mills, metalworks, and sugar…Saint Boniface
(Encyclopedia) Saint BonifaceSaint Bonifacesānt bŏnˈĭfās [key], former city and historic community, SE Man., Canada, on the Red River opposite Winnipeg. It is now part of Winnipeg. It is an…Pluto, in Greek religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Pluto, in Greek religion and mythology, god of the underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea; also called Hades. After the fall of the Titans, Pluto and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon divided…Banu Musa
(Encyclopedia) Banu MusaBanu Musabän&oomacr;ˈ m&oomacr;säˈ [key], family of Arab mathematicians and astronomers of the 9th cent. a.d. The name means “sons of Musa” and refers to the three…Dance Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame was opened in 1986 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.1987Fred AstaireGeorge BalanchineAgnes de MilleIsadora DuncanKatherine DunhamMartha Graham Doris…Bent, William
(Encyclopedia) Bent, William, 1809–69, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. One of the younger brothers of Charles Bent, he was for many years the manager of Bent's Fort, while Charles Bent lived…Alfonso II, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso II (Alfonso the Fat), 1185–1223, king of Portugal (1211–23), son and successor of Sancho I. His reign was spent in struggles with the church and his brothers and sisters, to…Beni Suef
(Encyclopedia) Beni SuefBeni Suefbĕˈ– swāf [key] or Bani SuwayfBani Suwayfbäˈnē [key], city (1986 pop. 152,476), capital of Beni Suef governorate, N central Egypt, on the Nile River. Situated in an…Saharanpur
(Encyclopedia) SaharanpurSaharanpursəhäˈrənp&oobreve;rˌ [key], city (1991 pop. 374,945), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. Once a summer resort of the Mughal court, Saharanpur is now a…Trending
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