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Parthenon
(Encyclopedia) ParthenonParthenonpärˈthənŏn [key] [Gr.,=the virgin's place], temple sacred to Athena, on the acropolis at Athens. Built under Pericles between 447 b.c. and 432 b.c., it is the…Rilke, Rainer Maria
(Encyclopedia) Rilke, Rainer MariaRilke, Rainer Mariarīˈnər märēˈä rĭlˈkə [key], 1875–1926, German poet, b. Prague, the greatest lyric poet of modern Germany. Rilke's first book of poetry, Leben…Gresham's law
(Encyclopedia) Gresham's law: see under Gresham, Sir Thomas.Matthew, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Matthew, Thomas: see Rogers, John (1500?–1555).Dorr's Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Dorr's Rebellion: see Dorr, Thomas Wilson.Fields, Annie Adams
(Encyclopedia) Fields, Annie Adams: see Fields, James Thomas.West Virginia
West Virginia State Information Capital: Charleston Official Name: West Virginia Organized as territory/republic: July 1, 1861 Entered Union (rank): June 20, 1863 (35th state) Present…McKean, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) McKean, ThomasMcKean, Thomasməkānˈ, –kēnˈ [key], 1734–1817, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. New London, Pa. He settled at New…Lancaster, Thomas, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, Thomas, earl of: see Lancaster, house of.Brotherhood of the New Life
(Encyclopedia) Brotherhood of the New Life: see Harris, Thomas Lake.Trending
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