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Frederick the Fair
(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Fair, c.1286–1330, German antiking (1314–26), duke of Austria, son of Albert I, German king. On the death of Henry VII, Holy Roman emperor and German king, the split…Fair, James Graham
(Encyclopedia) Fair, James Graham, 1831–94, American financier, b. near Belfast, Ireland. He emigrated to America as a child, grew up on an Illinois farm, and went west in 1851 in search of gold. In…World Cup Finals: 2014
Germany 1, Argentina 0 (at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) F July 13 Germany 1 Argentina 0 Winner: GermanyRunner-up: ArgentinaThird: Netherlands…2014 World News
Major World News Stories of 2014 —Beth Rowen Flag of ISISRelated Links 2014 Year in Review 2014 News of the NationScience News of 2014 2014…Purulia
(Encyclopedia) PuruliaPuruliap&oobreve;r&oomacr;lˈyə [key], town (1991 pop. 92,574), West Bengal state, E central India. It is a district administrative center and has a major agricultural…Equal Pay Act
(Encyclopedia) Equal Pay Act, U.S. law passed (1963) as an amendment to the Wages and Hours Act (see Fair Labor Standards Act) which prohibits discrimination based on sex that results in unequal pay…What's So "Great" About Catherine II?
Who Was Catherine the Great? Catherine II of Russia is one of history's most famous figures. More than that, she has had an incredible celebrity following since her lifetime. She was the subject of…The True George Washington: Relations with the Fair Sex: Marriage
MarriageThe love-affair thus alluded to had begun in March, 1758, when ill health had taken Washington to Williamsburg to consult physicians, thinking, indeed, of himself as a doomed man. In…snipe
(Encyclopedia) snipe, common name for a shore bird of the family Scolopacidae (sandpiper family), native to the Old and New Worlds. The common, or Wilson's snipe (Capella gallinago), also called…Anderson, John Bayard
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, John Bayard, 1922–2017, U.S. politician, b. Rockford, Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois (B.A. 1939, J.D. 1946), Harvard law school (LL.M. 1949). After serving in the army (1943–…Trending
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