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Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de
(Encyclopedia) Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier deFontenelle, Bernard le Bovier debĕrnärˈ lə bōvyāˈ də fôNtənĕl [key], 1657–1757, French writer; nephew of Corneille. His forte was the interpretation of…Guy Mark GILLETTE, Congress, IA (1879-1973)
Senate Years of Service: 1936-1945; 1949-1955 Party: Democrat; Democrat GILLETTE Guy Mark , a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, February 3, 1879;…Slipknot Biography
Slipknotalternative rock band Chart-topping rock band Slipknot is one of the prominent examples of alternative heavy metal. Exploding on the scene with a horror-movie image complete with…Institut de France
(Encyclopedia) Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceăNstētüˈ də fräNs [key], cultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had…Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson(Oswald George Nelson)actor, orchestra leader, producer, directorBorn: 3/20/1906Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey Orchestra leader who became the emblem for the 1950s typical…Ozzie Nelson Biography
Ozzie Nelson(Oswald George Nelson)actor, orchestra leader, producer, directorBorn: 3/20/1906Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey Orchestra leader who became the emblem for the 1950s typical…Luchaire, Achille
(Encyclopedia) Luchaire, AchilleLuchaire, Achilleäshēlˈ lüshĕrˈ [key], 1846–1908, French historian. He edited, in collaboration with Berthold Zeller, L'Histoire de France racontée par les…Des Plaines, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Des Plaines Des Plaines dĕs plānz [key], city (2020 pop. 60,675), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of…diethylstilbestrol
(Encyclopedia) diethylstilbestrol: see DES.Invalides, Hôtel des
(Encyclopedia) Invalides, Hôtel desInvalides, Hôtel desōtĕlˈ dāzăNvälēdˈ [key], celebrated landmark of Paris, France, built (1671–76) by Libéral Bruant as a hospital for disabled veterans. One of the…Trending
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