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Callias, d. c.370 b.c., Athenian leader

(Encyclopedia) Callias, d. c.370 b.c., Athenian leader, one of the generals of the Peloponnesian War. In his old age Callias was one of the ambassadors sent to Sparta with Callistratus to negotiate a…

Marjorie Reynolds

(Marjorie Goodspeed)actressBorn: 8/12/1921Birthplace: Buhl, Idaho Reynolds began acting in silent films as a child. Her best-known film appearance was in Holiday Inn (1942), playing the object of…

fox, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) fox, carnivorous mammal of the dog family, found throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. It has a pointed face, short legs, long, thick fur, and a tail about one half to two thirds…

Irving Berlin

(Israel Baline)songwriterBorn: 5/11/1888Birthplace: Temum, Russia Considered by many to be the greatest American songwriter ever, he wrote such popular favorites as “Alexander's Ragtime Band,” “…

Samuel MAYALL, Congress, ME (1816-1892)

MAYALL, Samuel, a Representative from Maine; born in North Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, June 21, 1816; attended the public schools and was tutored privately at home; moved to Gray, Maine;…

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John Naber Bronko Nagurski James Naismith Joe Namath Ilie Nastase Martina Navratilova Cosmas Ndeti Earle (Greasy) Neale Primo Nebiolo Byron Nelson Lindsey…

squirrel

(Encyclopedia) squirrel, name for small or medium-sized rodents of the family Sciuridae, found throughout the world except in Australia, Madagascar, and the polar regions; it is applied especially to…

White, Patrick

(Encyclopedia) White, Patrick, 1912–90, Australian novelist, b. London. Raised in England and educated at Cambridge, he returned to Australia after World War II, earning his living by farming and…

Rymer, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Rymer, ThomasRymer, Thomasrīˈmər [key], 1643?–1713, English critic and historiographer. Educated at Cambridge and Gray's Inn, he was called to the bar in 1673 but turned his efforts…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…