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Felton, William Harrell
(Encyclopedia)Felton, William Harrell, 1823–1909, American political leader, b. Oglethorpe co., Ga. After studying medicine he practiced for awhile, but gave it up for farming in 1847. Ordained a Methodist minist...Cap de la Madeleine
(Encyclopedia)Cap de la Madeleine käp də lä mädlĕnˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Maurice and St....South Euclid
(Encyclopedia)South Euclid yo͞oˈklĭd [key], city (1990 pop. 23,866), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1940. Mostly residential, it is the site of Notre Dame College. ...Notre Dame Bay
(Encyclopedia)Notre Dame Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. The Exploits River empties into it. The bay has an irregular shoreline and contai...Aubervilliers
(Encyclopedia)Aubervilliers ōbervēlyāˈ [key], town, Seine–Saint Denis dept., N central France, NE of Paris. It is an important industrial center where chemicals, pharmaceuticals, ...Belmont
(Encyclopedia)Belmont bĕlˈmŏnt [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 28,335), San Mateo co., W Calif., a residential ...Chartier, Alain
(Encyclopedia)Chartier, Alain älăNˈ shärtyāˈ [key], b. c.1385, d. c.1433, French writer, secretary to Charles VII. His most popular work was the love poem La Belle Dame sans mercy (1424), which provided Keats...Tienen
(Encyclopedia)Tienen or Thienen both: tēˈnən [key], Fr. Tirlemont, commune (1991 est. pop. 31,567), Flemish Brabant prov., central Belgium. It is a commercial and industrial center, with a major beet-sugar refin...Sint-Truiden
(Encyclopedia)Sint-Truiden sĭnt-troiˈdən [key], Fr. Saint-Trond, town (1991 pop. 36,994), Limburg prov., E Belgium. It is primarily an industrial center but is noted for its cherries. Sint-Truiden developed arou...Christie, Dame Agatha
(Encyclopedia)Christie, Dame Agatha, 1890–1976, English detective story writer, b. Torquay, Devon, as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. Christie's second husband was the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, and she gained ...Browse by Subject
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