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Garrettson, Freeborn
(Encyclopedia) Garrettson, Freeborn, 1752–1827, American Methodist preacher, b. Maryland. At the time of his conversion to Methodism (1775), he freed his slaves and began his journeys as a preacher.…Calvinistic Methodist Church
(Encyclopedia) Calvinistic Methodist Church, Protestant Christian denomination, closely allied to Presbyterianism. It originated in Wales (1735–36) with the evangelistic preaching of Howell Harris,…Clark, Colin
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Colin, 1905–89, British economist. A statistics professor at Cambridge (1931–37), he taught in Australia and Great Britain until 1952, serving as economic adviser to the…Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, S Alaska. Located across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, the park (2,619,733 acres/1,060,621 hectares) and adjacent preserve (1,410,325 acres/570,982…Jeffersonville
(Encyclopedia) Jeffersonville, city (1990 pop. 21,841), seat of Clark co., S Ind., at the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky. (with which it is connected by two bridges); inc. 1817.…Clark, Kenneth MacKenzie
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Kenneth MacKenzie (Lord Clark of Saltwood), 1903–83, English art historian, studied Oxford. After working with Bernard Berenson in Florence, Clark was keeper of the department…Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur ThomasQuiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomaskwĭlˈər-k&oomacr;chˌ [key], pseud. Q, 1863–1944, English author. Among the novels of his native Cornwall are Dead…Islington
(Encyclopedia) Islington Islington ĭzˈlĭngtən [key], inner borough of Greater London, SE England. Islington, in the…Licking
(Encyclopedia) Licking, river, c.320 mi (515 km) long, rising in E Ky. and flowing NW to the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati; the North and South Forks are its chief tributaries. The Licking was an…Boston Marathon
April 21, 2014 Men Time Meb Keflezighi, United States 2:08:37 Wheelchair- Ernst Van Dyk…Trending
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