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July 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of July 2009. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Announces Resignation (July 3…

Bell and Watson's Recall

The Question: What were the first U.S. cities linked by a transcontinental phone line? The Answer: On Jan. 25, 1915, the first official…

Bexley, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Bexley, city (2020 pop. 13,650), Franklin co., central Ohio; inc. 1908. It is a residential community completely within the confines of…

David Niven

(James David Graham Niven)actor Born: 3/1/1910Birthplace: London, England Niven sustained a long career in film in both leading and supporting roles, often playing parts that displayed his comedic…

R. G. Dun

(Robert Graham Dun)merchant, financial services brokerBorn: 1826Birthplace: Chillicothe, Ohio He began his career in Tappan & Douglass, the first mercantile agency in New York City, in 1850,…

showboat

(Encyclopedia) showboat. In the early 19th cent. entertainment was brought by boat to the pioneers that settled along the western rivers (especially the Mississippi and Ohio) of the United States. At…

Wise, Thomas James

(Encyclopedia) Wise, Thomas James, 1859–1937, English bibliographer and book collector. His famous Ashley Library of rare editions and manuscripts was acquired by the British Museum in 1937. His many…

F. P. A.

(Encyclopedia) F. P. A.: see Adams, Franklin Pierce.

Norman Morrice Biography

artistic directorDied: January 2008 (location unknown) Best Known as: former artistic director of the Royal Ballet and Ballet Rambert Norman Morrice was…