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Barbazan, Arnaud Guillaume, seigneur de

(Encyclopedia) Barbazan, Arnaud Guillaume, seigneur deBarbazan, Arnaud Guillaume, seigneur deärnōˈ gēyōmˈ sānyörˈ də bärbäzäNˈ [key], c.1360–1431, French general in the Hundred Years War. He was…

Requirements to be President

  Just who can run for president? 2016 Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore Related Links U.S. Elections How a President Is Nominated and…

Joe Morgan

Born: Sept. 19, 1943Baseball 2B led NL in walks 4 times; regular-season MVP both years he led Cincinnati to World Series titles (1975-76); 5th behind Rickey Henderson, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and…

2008 Academy Awards

2008 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nomineesThe 2008 Academy Awards were presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…

2008 Academy Awards

The 2008 Academy Awards will be presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk…

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

(Encyclopedia) Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977–, one of the leading African writers of her generation, b. Enugu, Nigeria. She left Nigeria for the United States in 1997 to study, and since has split…

St. Denis, Ruth

(Encyclopedia) St. Denis, RuthSt. Denis, Ruthsānt dĕnˈĭs [key], 1877–1968, American dancer, b. Newark, N.J., whose name was originally Ruth Dennis. After her debut (c.1893) she toured with David…

Davidson, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Davidson, Thomas, 1842–1900, American scholar and philosopher, b. Scotland, grad. Univ. of Aberdeen, 1860. In 1866 he went to Canada and then to the United States. On a visit to London…

Churchill, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the…

hidalgo, in Spanish nobility

(Encyclopedia) hidalgohidalgohēdälˈgō [key] [contraction of Span. hijo de algo=son of something], term designating the lowest degree of Spanish nobility, a rank above the ordinary gentry but below…