(Encyclopedia) mother-of-pearl or nacrenacrenāˈkər [key], the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a…
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The Queen is dead, long live the King.
This phrase has been used for centuries to signify the unbroken continuation of the British Monarchy.
The death of Queen…
(Encyclopedia) Steelyard, Merchants of the, German hanse, or merchants guild, residing at the Steelyard on the Thames near the present Ironbridge Wharf at London, England. The merchants of the…
(Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor)actressBorn: 2/27/1932Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television actress known for both her beauty and her seven marriages. Her films include…
(Elizabeth Cole)actressBorn: 8/30/1939Birthplace: Ocala, Florida A leading Broadway actress of the 1960s, she won a Tony Award for her performance in Take Her, She's Mine (1962). Since 1971 she's…
actressBorn: 7/18/1961Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois McGovern's first appearance in film—opposite Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People (1980)—won critical and popular acclaim. She was nominated for…
actress, modelBorn: 6/10/1965Birthplace: Basingstoke, England Actress and model best known for her modeling contract with Estee Lauder and her relationship with actor Hugh Grant (1986–2000). She…
TV news reporter Farnsworth graduated from Middlebury College in 1965 and then earned an MA in history from Stanford University. She has written articles for Foreign Policy, World Policy Journal,…
(Florence Nightingale Graham)beautician, business executive Born: 1878Birthplace: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada She opened her first beauty salon in New York in 1907, forming the cornerstone of an…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with…
