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First American Cremation

The Question: Who was the first person to be cremated in the U.S.? The Answer: While cremation goes back to ancient times, the cremation of…

Modern Olympic Games

The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when Roman emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god…

Scientists: Earth Sciences

// //]]> Notable Scientists: Earth Sciences Geologists, geographers, naturalists, oceanographers, and paleontologists Jump to a category:…

Boyron, Michel

(Encyclopedia) Boyron, Michel: see Baron, Michel.

Lenclos, Ninon de

(Encyclopedia) Lenclos, Ninon deLenclos, Ninon denēnôNˈ də läNklōˈ [key], 1620–1705, French beauty and wit. Her real name was Anne de Lenclos. She numbered among her many lovers and friends such…

Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von

(Encyclopedia) Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von.

Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von

(Encyclopedia) Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von.

Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron: see Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton.

Elphinstone, Arthur, 6th Baron Balmerino

(Encyclopedia) Elphinstone, Arthur, 6th Baron Balmerino: see Balmerino, Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Baron.

Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

(Encyclopedia) Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'pôl äNrēˈ tērēˈ bärôNˈ dôlbäkˈ [key], Ger. Paul Heinrich Dietrich, Baron von HolbachHolbach, Paul Henri Thiry,…