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Julie Andrews

(Julia Elizabeth Wells)actressBorn: 10/1/1935Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, England Academy Award-winning film and stage actress known for her freshfaced, innocent appeal first on stage in My Fair…

Joseph Stewart COTTMAN, Congress, MD (1803-1863)

COTTMAN, Joseph Stewart, a Representative from Maryland; born near Allen, Somerset (now Wicomico) County, Md., August 16, 1803; completed preparatory studies; attended Princeton College in…

Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Golden Jubilee 50 years on the throne remembered by David Johnson Only four other monarchs have ruled Great Britain as long as Queen Elizabeth II. When…

Anglesey

(Encyclopedia) Anglesey or AngleseaAngleseaboth: ăngˈgəlsē [key], island and county (1985 est. pop. 68,800), 278 sq mi (719 sq km), NW Wales. Beaumaris is the chief town. It is a region of low,…

Paul I

(Encyclopedia) Paul I, 1754–1801, czar of Russia (1796–1801), son and successor of Catherine II. His mother disliked him intensely and sought on several occasions to change the succession to his…

Rhys ap Gruffydd

(Encyclopedia) Rhys ap GruffyddRhys ap Gruffyddrēs äp grĭfˈĭᵺ [key], 1132?–1197, ruler of South Wales and, after the death (1170) of Owain Gwynedd, leader of the Welsh princes. The failure (1165) of…

Owain Gwynedd

(Encyclopedia) Owain GwyneddOwain Gwyneddōˈwīn gwĭnˈĕᵺ [key], d. 1170, prince of North Wales (1137–70). During the troubled reign of King Stephen of England, Owain and other Welsh princes were able…

Broken Hill

(Encyclopedia) Broken Hill, city, New South Wales, SE Australia, near the South Australia border. Since 1883 it has been a principal center of zinc and…

Menshikov, Aleksandr Danilovich, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Menshikov, Aleksandr Danilovich, PrinceMenshikov, Aleksandr Danilovich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər dənyēˈləvĭch mĕnˈshĭkəf [key], 1672?–1729, Russian field marshal and statesman. Of lowly…

Bourbon, Antoine de

(Encyclopedia) Bourbon, Antoine deBourbon, Antoine deäNtwänˈ də [key]Bourbon, Antoine de b&oomacr;rbôNˈ [key], 1518–62, duc de Vendôme, king of Navarre through his marriage to Jeanne d'Albret;…