(Encyclopedia) Manet, ÉdouardManet, Édouardādwärˈ mänāˈ [key], 1832–83, French painter, b. Paris. The son of a magistate, Manet went to sea rather than study law. On his return to Paris in 1850 he…
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For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association. John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.Since 19221922The…
New Hampshire State Facts
Entered Union: June 21, 1788 (9th State)
Present constitution adopted: 1784
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State abbreviation/Postal code: N.H./NH
Nickname: Granite State
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