(Encyclopedia) Judson Dance Theater, a loose collective of dancers, musicians, and visual artists that produced an influential series of avant-garde performance pieces at Judson Memorial Church in…
(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, John, 1613–58, English poet and political satirist. He served the royalist cause both as soldier and poet. His best-known work was The Rebel Scot (1644). Though his…
(Encyclopedia) Peary Land, peninsula, N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It terminates in Cape Bridgman in the northeast and Cape Morris Jesup in the north, the most northerly point of…
actressBorn: 11/8/1968Birthplace: San Francisco Thorne-Smith was one of the original members of the Melrose Place cast (1992–97). She left to join another successful Fox show, Ally McBeal (1997–…
(Encyclopedia) Tripolitan WarTripolitan Wartrĭpŏlˈĭtən [key], 1800–1815, conflict between the United States and the Barbary States. Piracy had become a normal source of income in the N African…
(Encyclopedia) Ratdolt, ErhardRatdolt, Erhardĕrˈhärt räˈtôlt [key], 1442–1528, printer in Venice from 1476 to 1486 and in Augsburg from 1487 to 1522. A sheet showing specimens of his sizes and…
(Encyclopedia) Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann Woodward), 1908–99, American historian, b. Vanndale, Ark. He graduated from Emory Univ. (1930), received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ. of North…
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Mississippi State Facts
Organized as territory: April 7, 1798Entered Union: Dec. 10, 1817 (20th State)Present constitution adopted: 1890
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Miss./MSNickname…
actorBorn: 11/4/1969Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas Film actor best known for his jump from relative obscurity to having a starring role in the John Grisham movie A Time to Kill (1996). After graduating…
