Capital: Little Rock State abbreviation/Postal code: Ark./AR Governor: Asa Hutchinson, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Tim Griffin, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Tom Cotton…
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(Encyclopedia) folk drama, noncommercial, generally rural theater and pageantry based on folk traditions and local history. This form of drama, common throughout the world, declined in popularity in…
(Encyclopedia) Moultrie, WilliamMoultrie, Williamm&oomacr;lˈtrē [key], 1730–1805, American Revolutionary general, b. Charleston, S.C. He had fought against the Native Americans (1761) and served…
(Encyclopedia) pageant, modern dramatic spectacle or procession celebrating a special occasion or an event in the history of a locality. In medieval times the word pageant had meant the wagon or the…
(Encyclopedia) Portobelo,&sp;Porto BelloPorto Belloboth: pôrˌtōbĕlˈō [key], or Puerto BelloPuerto Bellopwārˈtō bāˈyō [key], town, central Panama, on the Caribbean Sea. The site, an excellent…
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Hagler, Marvelous Marvin
(Encyclopedia) Hagler, Marvelous Marvin (Marvin Nathaniel Hagler), 1954-2021, African American champion middle-weight boxer, b. Newark, N.J. Raised…
