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Snowden, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Snowden, Philip Snowden, 1st ViscountSnowden, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscountsnōˈdən [key], 1864–1937, British statesman. Born to poverty, he was a civil service clerk until crippled by a…

theory

(Encyclopedia) theory, in music, discipline involving the construction of cognitive systems to be used as a tool for comprehending musical compositions. The discipline is subdivided into what can be…

price

(Encyclopedia) price, amount of money for which a unit of goods or services is exchanged. Price is equivalent to market value and may or may not measure the intrinsic value of the goods or services…

May Day

A cornucopia of holidays by Shmuel Ross Related Links Spring Poems Holidays Haymarket Square Riot   May 1st, often called May Day, just…

Malcolm, Janet

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm, Janet 1934-2021, American journalist and author, b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, as Jana Klara Wienerova, Univ. of Michigan (B.A…

Stuart, Charles Edward

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Charles Edward, 1720–88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie…

Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany, 1340?–1420, regent of Scotland; third son of Robert II. As earl of Fife and Monteith, he held commands under his father and more than…

Cai Guo-Qiang

(Encyclopedia) Cai Guo-Qiang, 1957–, Chinese painter and a sculptor especially known for using gunpowder as a medium and explosions and fireworks as means of artistic expression, b. Quanzhou, Fujian…

South Dakota

Capital: Pierre State abbreviation/Postal code: S.D./SD Governor: Dennis Daugaard, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Matt Michels, R (…