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Cremin, Lawrence Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Cremin, Lawrence Arthur krĕmˈĭn [key], 1925–91, American educator and historian, b. New York City. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1949 and began teaching at Teachers College, Columbia. He...Thunder Bay
(Encyclopedia)Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and t...Q, English author
(Encyclopedia)Q: see Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas. ...Burnett, Chester Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Burnett, Chester Arthur: see Howlin' Wolf. ...Cato Street Conspiracy
(Encyclopedia)Cato Street Conspiracy: see Thistlewood, Arthur. ...Port Arthur, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Port Arthur: see Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada. ...Gardner, Ernest Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Gardner, Ernest Arthur: see under Gardner, Percy. ...Monroe, Marilyn
(Encyclopedia)Monroe, Marilyn, 1926–62, American movie actress, b. Los Angeles as Norma Jean Baker or Norma Jeane Mortenson. Raised in orphanages after 1935 and first married at 14, Monroe, who began her career a...Holmes, Sherlock
(Encyclopedia)Holmes, Sherlock: see Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. ...Sulzberger, Arthur Hays
(Encyclopedia)Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891–1968, American newspaper publisher, b. New York City. He joined the New York Times in 1918 and assisted his father-in-law, the publisher Adolph S. Ochs, succeeding Ochs...Browse by Subject
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