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Huckabee, Mike

(Encyclopedia) Huckabee, Mike (Michael Dale Huckabee), 1955–, American politican and Baptist minister, b. Hope, Ark. He attended Ouachita Baptist Univ. (B.A., 1975) and Southwestern Baptist…

Carthage, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Carthage. <1> City (2020 pop. 15,522), seat of Jasper co., SW Mo., on the Spring River; inc. 1873. Its gray marble quarries are…

Sergio Leone

director, screenwriterBorn: 1/3/1929Birthplace: Rome, Italy Originator of the “spaghetti western,” Leone created mock-serious depictions of the American West. The most famous were dominated by…

DK History: Ancient Greece

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT MYCENAEAN KINGS? WHO DID THE ANCIENT GREEKS WORSHIP? WHAT WERE ANCIENT GREEK PLAYS ABOUT? WHY DID THE GREEKS VALUE SPORTS? BIOGRAPHY: ALEXANDER THE GREAT 356–323 BC CITY-…

The World's Favorite Pets

Household pets are common in America, Europe, and Asia. Australian Aborigines capture dingo (wild dog) puppies and…

Colon

Introduces words, phrases, or clauses that explain, amplify, or summarize what has gone before: Suddenly I realized where we were: Rome.  “There are two cardinal sins from which all the others…

Suzanne Pleshette Biography

sitcom actressDied: January 19, 2008 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actress who played Emily Hartley on "The Bob Newhart Show" Suzanne…