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Weaver, Sigourney

(Encyclopedia) Weaver, Sigourney , 1949- , American actress, b. New York, N.Y., as Susan Alexandra Weaver, Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1972), Yale Univ. (M.…

Diwali

The Hindu festival of lights by Holly Hartman Diwali, "the festival of lights" Related Links Hinduism India | Map Hindu Festival Dates Hindu Calendar…

John Harvey Kellogg

surgeon, advocate of dietary reformBorn: 2/26/1852Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Mich. After studying medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, he worked at a sanitarium in Battle Creek,…

John KLINE, Congress, MN (1947)

KLINE, John, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Allentown, Pa., on September 6, 1947; BA., Rice University, Houston, Tex., 1969; M.P.A., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania,…

Forrest City

(Encyclopedia) Forrest City, city (2020 pop. 13,015), seat of St. Francis co., E central Ark., at the foot of Crowley's Ridge; inc. 1871. It is a rail…

Tenali

(Encyclopedia) TenaliTenalitānäˈlē [key], city (1991 pop. 143,726), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Krishna River delta. It is a market for rice.

Man, town, Côte d'Ivoire

(Encyclopedia) Man, town (1996 est. pop. 112,600), W central Côte d'Ivoire, at the foot of the Toura Mts. It is an administrative and commercial center for a region producing coffee, cacao, kola nuts…

Brooke Shields

  actress, model Born: 5/31/1965 Birthplace: New York City   A model and actress who started her career by performing in an Ivory Soap commercial when she was just 11 months old. By her…

L. William PAXON, Congress, NY (1954)

PAXON, L. William, (husband of Susan Molinari), a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 29, 1954; graduated, St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Buffalo, N.Y…