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Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st BaronBrooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baronf&oobreve;lk grĕvˈĭl [key], 1554–1628, English author and statesman. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, he held many…

John Thomas DUNN, Congress, NJ (1838-1907)

DUNN, John Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Tipperary, Ireland, June 4, 1838; immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New Jersey in 1845; completed…

L.E.L.

(Encyclopedia) L.E.L.: see Landon, Letitia Elizabeth.

Nutrient Sources

Find the top ten sources of sodium among common—yet surprising—foods. These ten foods comprise 44% of all the sodium Americans eat. Rank Food…

Godzilla

It Breeds! Not surprisingly, this no-nukes allegory intrigued a generation of bomb-shelter-building American surburbanites. It spawned a stampede of like-minded films, all preying on audience's…

Midseason TV

NBC NBC has also been experiencing its share of viewer dropoff, and the post-Seinfeld era is not shaping up to be a pretty one. Will & Grace, the sole semi-hit of the season, is smart,…

Robert Stockton GREEN, Congress, NJ (1831-1895)

GREEN, Robert Stockton, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Princeton, N.J., March 25, 1831; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton…

Lemuel SAWYER, Congress, NC (1777-1852)

SAWYER, Lemuel, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Camden County, near Elizabeth City, N.C., in 1777; attended Flatbush Academy, Long Island, N.Y., and was graduated from the…

Kent, Maid of

(Encyclopedia) Kent, Maid of: see Barton, Elizabeth.