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Fell, John

(Encyclopedia) Fell, John, 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the…

Carl Trumbull HAYDEN, Congress, AZ (1877-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1927-1969 Party: Democrat HAYDEN Carl Trumbull , a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Hayden's Ferry (now Tempe), Maricopa County, Ariz., October 2, 1877;…

Edward Daniel HAYDEN, Congress, MA (1833-1908)

HAYDEN Edward Daniel , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Mass., December 27, 1833; attended the Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University in…

Keene, Laura

(Encyclopedia) Keene, Laura, c.1826–1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager…

gin

(Encyclopedia) gin [archaic geneva, from Du. from O.Fr. from Lat.,=juniper], spirituous liquor distilled chiefly from fermented cereals, malted and unmalted, and flavored with juniper berries. It…

Middleboro

(Encyclopedia) Middleboro, town (1990 pop. 17,867), Plymouth co., SE Mass.; inc. 1669. Cranberry-processing is a major industry in the town, and fire apparatus, chemicals, and shoes are manufactured…

Tillett, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Tillett, BenjaminTillett, Benjamintĭlˈĭt [key], 1860–1943, English labor organizer, b. Bristol, England. With Tom Mann and John Burns, he led the dock strike of 1889, the first big…

Novokuznetsk

(Encyclopedia) NovokuznetskNovokuznetsknôˈvōk&oobreve;zˌnĕtsk [key], city (1989 pop. 600,000), S central Siberian Russia, on the Tom River. Steel, mining equipment, chemicals, and aluminum are…

Leidy, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Leidy, JosephLeidy, Josephlīˈdē [key], 1823–91, American scientist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania medical school. From 1853 he taught anatomy at his alma mater. He was…

Tom Ford Biography

fashion designerBorn: August 27, 1961Birthplace: Austin, Texas In 1979, at the age of 16, Tom Ford left Santa Fe for Great Barrington, Massachusetts to attend Bard…