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Bristol, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Bristol. 1 Industrial city (2020 pop. 60,833), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-…

Bob Mould Biography

musicianBorn: October 16, 1960Birthplace: Malone, New York While attending Macalester College and living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Mould met drummer / singer Grant…

Dias, Bartolomeu

(Encyclopedia) Dias, BartolomeuDias, Bartolomeubärˌt&oobreve;l&oobreve;māˈ&oobreve; dēˈəsh [key], d. 1500, Portuguese navigator. He was the first European to round (1488) the Cape of Good…

Harris, Abram Lincoln

(Encyclopedia) Harris, Abram Lincoln, 1899–1963, American economist, b. Richmond, Va. He headed the economics department at Howard Univ. (1936–45) and taught at the Univ. of Chicago (1946–63).…

Swansea, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) SwanseaSwanseaswŏnˈzē [key], town (1990 est. pop. 15,500), Bristol co., SE Mass., a suburb of Fall River, on an inlet of Mount Hope Bay; founded 1667, inc. 1785. Once a vast farmland,…

Bonar, Horatius

(Encyclopedia) Bonar, HoratiusBonar, Horatiusbŏnˈər [key], 1808–89, Scottish clergyman and hymn writer. In 1837 he became minister to the North Parish in Kelso; in 1843, Bonar, with his congregation…

Remembering 9/11 Ten Years Later

Americans look back on September 11 and how it has affected them. By Jennie Wood The 9/11 World Trade Center attacks Photo:TheMachineStops/upstateNYer Related…

Gaye, Marvin

(Encyclopedia) Gaye, Marvin, 1939-1984, African-American singer and songwriter, b. Washington, D.C., as Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. Gaye’s father was a…

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra: 1915–1998 by Beth Rowen Source: Archive Photos Few stars have shone as brightly as Ol' Blue Eyes. Frank Sinatra has left an indelible mark on generations who fell in love with his…

Farrar, Frederic William

(Encyclopedia) Farrar, Frederic William, 1831–1903, English clergyman and author, dean of Canterbury (1895–1903), b. Bombay (now Mumbai), India, educated in England. He was assistant master at Harrow…