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Keene, Laura

(Encyclopedia) Keene, Laura, c.1826–1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager…

Kirksville

(Encyclopedia) Kirksville, city (1990 pop. 17,152), seat of Adair co., N Mo.; inc. 1857. A processing, trade, and shipping center for a farm area (corn, soybeans, sheep, cattle, hogs), Kirksville…

Bryn Mawr College

(Encyclopedia) Bryn Mawr College, at Bryn Mawr, Pa; undergraduate for women, graduate coeducational; opened 1885 by the Society of Friends, with a bequest from Joseph W. Taylor of Burlington, N.J.…

State Department Notes on Liberia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations PEOPLE Portuguese explorers established contacts…

America's Most Endangered Places 2009

Mount Taylor in Grants, New Mexico is among American sites most at risk by Elizabeth Olson America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2007America's Most Endangered Places…

James Patton FLICK, Congress, IA (1845-1929)

FLICK, James Patton, a Representative from Iowa; born in Bakerstown, Allegheny County, Pa., August 28, 1845; moved with his parents to Wapello County, Iowa, in 1852 and to Taylor County in…

2015 Grammy Awards

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2016. It was an evening of memorable performances, including Lady Gaga's tribute…

2015 Grammy Awards

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2016. It was an evening of memorable performances, including Lady Gaga's tribute…

Bell, Sir Charles

(Encyclopedia) Bell, Sir Charles, 1774–1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon. He became professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, in 1824 and was professor of surgery…

Resaca de la Palma

(Encyclopedia) Resaca de la PalmaResaca de la Palmarāsäˈkä ᵺā lä pälˈmä [key], valley, an abandoned bed of the Rio Grande, N of Brownsville, Tex., where the second battle of the Mexican War was…