"Open" for Business — Tennis (1968) Cause: Tennis was split between two parties - amateurs and professionals - and each had what the other wanted. The amateurs were playing in the…
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Online gaming has always been a popular pastime for everyone. But, with the advancement of digital technologies, it has progressed from just a form of entertainment to now a…
Christmas Seal designerBorn: 1861Birthplace: Wilmington, Del. Born into a prosperous family, Bissell became a social worker in 1876. She was instrumental in establishing the first settlement house…
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(Encyclopedia) Haberle, JohnHaberle, Johnhăbˈərlēˌ [key], 1856–1933, American painter, b. New Haven, Conn. Noted for his photographically precise still-life paintings, Haberle is often compared in…
(Encyclopedia) Nore, the, sandbank in the Thames estuary, SE England, 3 mi (4.8 km) E of Sheerness. At the east end is Nore Lightship. The name is also applied to part of the Thames estuary, a famous…
(Encyclopedia) Norman, Greg (Gregory John Norman), 1955–, Australian golfer, b. Mt. Isa, Queensland. Noted for his power, the “White Shark,” a professional since 1976, is tremendously popular with…
(Encyclopedia) blackmail, in law, exaction of money from another by threat of exposure of criminal action or of disreputable conduct. The term was originally used for the tribute levied until the…
(Encyclopedia) cowrie or cowrycowrieboth: kouˈrē [key], common name applied to marine gastropods belonging to the family Cypraeidae, a well-developed family of marine snails found in the tropics.…
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