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Unser, Al
(Encyclopedia)Unser, Al (Alfred Unser, Sr.) ŭnˈsər [key] 1939–2021, American automobile racing driver, b. Albuquerque, ...South Windsor
(Encyclopedia)South Windsor wĭnˈzər [key], town (1990 pop. 22,090), Hartford co., N Conn.; set off from Windsor 1845. It is chiefly residential. Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was b...Bradshaw, John
(Encyclopedia)Bradshaw, John, 1602–59, English regicide judge. In 1649 he was made president of the parliamentary commission to try Charles I, other lawyers of greater prominence having refused the position. For ...Thirlwall, Connop
(Encyclopedia)Thirlwall, Connop kŏnˈəp thûrlˈwôl [key], 1797–1875, English historian. He was bishop of St. David's, Wales, from 1840. His chief work is his History of Greece (8 vol., 1835–44); it was the ...Nohah
(Encyclopedia)Nohah nōˈhä [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...Ashbel
(Encyclopedia)Ashbel ăshˈbĕl [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...Rosh
(Encyclopedia)Rosh rŏsh [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...Shamsherai
(Encyclopedia)Shamsherai shămˌshērāˈī, shămˈshērī [key], in 1 Chronicles, descendant of Benjamin. ...Abihud
(Encyclopedia)Abihud əbīˈhəd [key], in the Bible, grandson of Benjamin. ...Zemira
(Encyclopedia)Zemira zēmīˈrə [key], in the Bible, descendant of Benjamin. ...Browse by Subject
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