(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1586–c.1640, English dramatist, b. Devonshire. He went to London to study law but was never called to the bar. The early part of his playwriting career was taken up with…
(Encyclopedia) LarissaLarissalərĭsˈə [key] or LárisaLárisaläˈrēsä [key], city (1991 pop. 113,090), capital of Larissa prefecture, E Greece, in Thessaly on the Piniós River. It is an agricultural…
(Encyclopedia) Yusuf ibn TashfinYusuf ibn Tashfiny&oomacr;s&oobreve;fˈ ĭˈbən täshfēnˈ [key], d. 1106, ruler in the dynasty of the Almoravids (c.1059–1106). A Muslim, he led the Berbers in N…
(Encyclopedia) ShrirangapattanaShrirangapattanashrēˌrŭngˌgəpŭtˈənə [key], formerly SrirangapatnaShrirangapattanasrēˌrŭngˌgəpŭtˈnə [key], town (1991 pop. 21,905), Karnataka state, S India, on an…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of February 2009. Macy's Cutting 7,000 Jobs (Feb. 2): Department store Macy's…
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