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Brewer's: Dame Abonde
The French Santa Claus, the good fairy who comes at night to bring toys to children while they sleep, especially on New Year's Day. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…The Supreme Court and Equal Rights | The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Equal Rights
The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Equal Rights The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to…hermandad
(Encyclopedia) hermandadhermandadārmändäᵺˈ [key] [Span.,=brotherhood], a peacekeeping association of armed individuals, a characteristic of municipal life in medieval Spain, especially in Castile.…Brewer's: Kriss Kringle
A sort of St. Nicholas (q.v.). On Christmas Eve Kriss Kringle, arrayed in a fur cap and strange apparel, goes to the bedroom of all good children, where he finds a stocking or sock hung up…Los Altos
(Encyclopedia) Los AltosLos Altoslôs ălˈtōs, lŏs [key], residential city (1990 pop. 26,303), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1952. There is diversified light manufacturing.Manhattan Beach
(Encyclopedia) Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories…Dijon
(Encyclopedia) Dijon Dijon dēzhôNˈ [key], city, capital of Côte-d'Or dept., E France, the old capital…Arcadia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Arcadia, city (2020 pop. 56,681), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1903. Manufactures include…Guadalupe, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe Guadalupe gwäᵺäl&oomacr;ˈpā [key], city, Nuevo León state, NE Mexico, on the Santa…101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […Trending
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