(Encyclopedia) arthritis, painful inflammation of a joint or joints of the body, usually producing heat and redness. There are many kinds of arthritis. In its various forms, arthritis disables more…
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(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour, 1842–1900, English composer, famous for a series of brilliant comic operas written in collaboration with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. As a boy he sang in…
(Encyclopedia) Pontormo, Jacopo daPontormo, Jacopo dayäˈkōpō dä pōntôrˈmō [key], 1494–1556, Florentine painter, one of the creators of mannerism. His real name was Jacopo Carrucci. He studied with…
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Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though injured)…
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Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from California Member Name Birth-Death ALLEN, John Joseph, Jr. 1899-1995 ANDERSON, Glenn Malcolm 1913-1994…
