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Sacajawea Golden Dollar

The Sacagawea Golden Dollar The first new coin of the millennium Source: The U.S. Mint The Sacagawea Golden Dollar coins debuted in January 2000. The new dollar coin replaced the…

Famous and Infamous Moms

Famous and Infamous Moms Mother Teresa, Rose Kennedy, and other notable mothers by Beth Rowen Dorothea Lange's photo, "Migrant Mother" Mother's Day is the one day when we take…

novena

(Encyclopedia) novenanovenanōvēˈnə [key] [Lat.,=a group of nine], in the Roman Catholic Church, primarily a series of public or private prayers extending over nine consecutive days, especially nine…

Merton

(Encyclopedia) Merton, outer borough (1991 pop. 161,800) of Greater London, SE England. The area is largely residential with some industry, including tanning and the manufacture of silk and calico…

Monk, Meredith Jane

(Encyclopedia) Monk, Meredith Jane, 1942–, American dancer, choreographer, composer, singer, director, and filmmaker, b. Lima, Peru, grad. Sarah Lawrence College, 1964. A major figure in the avant-…

Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Throckmorton or Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of…

Siddons, Sarah Kemble

(Encyclopedia) Siddons, Sarah Kemble, 1755–1831, English actress. The most distinguished of the famous Kemble family, she had early theatrical experience in her father's traveling company, and at 18…