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Dalles, The

(Encyclopedia) Dalles, The, Oregon: see The Dalles.

(Encyclopedia) Wash, The, inlet of the North Sea, 20 mi (32 km) long and 15 mi (24 km) wide, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, E England. It receives the Witham, Wellend, Nene, and Ouse rivers. It is…

fall, the

(Encyclopedia) fall, the, i.e., the fall of man, in Christian thought: see original sin; grace.

Balance, The

(Encyclopedia) Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales.

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

George A. Hormel

meatpackerBorn: 1860Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Hormel settled in Austin, Minnesota after working throughout the Midwest, opening the George A. Hormel and Company meat packing business in 1891.…

Otway, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Otway, Thomas, 1652–85, English dramatist, educated at Winchester and at Oxford. After failing as an actor, Otway wrote his first play, Alcibiades, produced in 1675. Later plays…

Rand, the

(Encyclopedia) Rand, the: see Witwatersrand.

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

Skaw, the

(Encyclopedia) Skaw, the, Denmark: see Skagen.