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Cline, Patsy
(Encyclopedia) Cline, Patsy, 1932–63, American country singer, b. Winchester, Va., as Virginia Patterson Hensley. She began singing locally while still in her teens and signed her first recording…Ballard, J. G.
(Encyclopedia) Ballard, J. G. (James Graham Ballard)Ballard, J. G.bălˈərd [key], 1930–2009, English writer, mainly of dystopian science fiction. Born to English parents in Shanghai, he was torn from…unidentified flying object
(Encyclopedia) unidentified flying object or UFO, an object or light reportedly seen in the sky whose appearance, trajectory, and general dynamic and luminescent behavior do not readily suggest a…Bryant, Kobe
(Encyclopedia) Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Kobe kōˈbē [key] Bryant, Kobe…Machado, Gerardo
(Encyclopedia) Machado, GerardoMachado, Gerardogārärˈᵺō [key]Machado, Gerardo mächäˈᵺō [key], 1871–1939, president of Cuba (1925–33). A businessman turned presidential candidate in 1924, he channeled…Kaczyński, Lech Aleksander
(Encyclopedia) Kaczyński, Lech AleksanderKaczyński, Lech Aleksanderlĕkh äˌlĕksänˈdĕr kächĭnˈskē [key], 1949–2010, Polish politician, grad. Warsaw Univ. (1971), Gdańsk Univ. (Ph.D., 1979). He and his…Kuiper, Gerard Peter
(Encyclopedia) Kuiper, Gerard Peter or Gerrit PieterKuiper, Gerard Peter or Gerrit Pietergĕrˈĭt pēˈtər kīˈpər [key], 1905–73, American astronomer, b. the Netherlands. Kuiper is considered to be the…Dahl, Roald
(Encyclopedia) Dahl, RoaldDahl, Roaldrōˈäl [key]Dahl, Roald däl [key], 1916–90, British writer known for inventive, often macabre children's books and horror-tinged adult fiction. Dahl spurned a…speculation
(Encyclopedia) speculation, practice of engaging in business in order to make quick profits from fluctuations in prices, as opposed to the practice of investing in a productive enterprise in order to…Galbraith, John Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Galbraith, John KennethGalbraith, John Kennethgălˈbrāth [key], 1908–2006, American economist and public official, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.S., 1931), Univ. of…Trending
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