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Flag Day
Flag Day anniversary of the adoption of the American flag in 1777. It is celebrated on June 14 but is not a legal holiday. ... Read more
Memorial Day
Memorial Day holiday in the United States observed in late May. Previously designated Decoration Day, it was inaugurated in 1868 by Gen. John A. Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of Civil War veterans and has since become a day on which all war dead are commemorated. ... Read more
Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday day before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent ). In the Latin countries it is the last day of the carnival, called by the French Mardi Gras . ... Read more
ember days
ember days in the Western Church, traditionally the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent; Whitsunday; Sept. 14 (Exaltation of the Cross); and Dec. 13 (St. Lucy's Day). They were days of fasting to sanctify the season, and the ember Saturdays were considered especially ... Read more
holiday
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Rogation Days
Rogation Days in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are Apr. 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St. Mark's Day; and the three days preceding Ascension Day, the Minor Rogations. The processions are Christian a... Read more
day
day period of time for the earth to rotate once on its axis. The ordinary day, or solar day, is measured relative to the sun, being the time between successive passages of the sun over a stationary observer's celestial meridian . The length of a solar day varies during the course of a year, so f... Read more
April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day, holiday of uncertain origin, known for practical joking and celebrated on the first of April. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1564, the date was observed as New Year's Day by cultures as varied as the Roman and the Hindu. The holiday is con... Read more
dog days
dog days name for the most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and the sun. In the lati... Read more

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Duke, Doris
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Doris inherited $30 million. Doris' mother, Nanaline, only received...people of the Carolinas. When Doris Duke was 14, she sued her mother...and, later, especially about Doris. One that gained currency around...husband locked in the bedroom for days with the windows opened. Developed...
Doris Lessing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Doris Lessing Doris Lessing (born 1919) was a South African expatriate writer...her native land. The heroines who populate the work of Doris Lessing belong to the avant garde of their day. Leftist, fiercely independent, feminist, her characters...
Day, Doris
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Day, Doris (1924– ) US singer and film actress. Her recordings, such as “Sentimental Journey”...
Randall Robinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Maxie Robinson and his wife Doris, was born on July 6, 1941...Robinson taught history by day and coached athletics in the evening, while Doris was a full-time homemaker...Robinson and 18-year-old Doris Jones had met in Richmond...
Griffin, Merv
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the singer was earning more in a day than the bandleader paid in a week...vocalist than fellow Irish crooners Dennis Day or Mike Douglas. However, the upside...his autobiography, none other than Doris Day arranged his screen test with Warner...
Van Dyke, Dick
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...records by such greats as Bing Crosby, Buddy Clark and Doris Day. Some audiences thought they were corny; others liked...Laugh Line and appeared on ABC in a bomb called Mother's Day. Van Dyke never seemed to click on any of the shows and...
Greece
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...legal standard. HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Epiphany, 6 January; Independence Day, 25 March; Labor Day, 1 May; Assumption, 15 August; National...Atik í ), Boeotia (Voiotia), Doris, Phocis, and Locris. Southern Greece...
Fleming, Peggy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...born on July 27, 1948, in San Jose, California, to Al and Doris Fleming. The family, which would eventually grow to include...The sheer embarrassment of it all gave me a jolt. From that day on I was serious about every competition I entered." Two weeks...different perspective on the European skaters. This was ...
Abzug, Bella Savitsky
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over." — Bella Abzug In the 1960s, Abzug organized...Goes to Washington. New York: Saturday Review Press. Faber, Doris. 1976. Bella Abzug. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard...
Eddie Gay Robinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of Iowa. In 1941, Robinson married his college sweetheart Doris and landed the job of his dreams. That year, he coached his...school's name was later changed to Grambling State. In those days black players weren't allowed on most white college teams...

Dictionary entries related to " Doris Day"

Day, Doris
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DAY, Doris Nationality: American. Born: Doris von Kappelhoff in Cincinnati, Ohio...as Abby McClure) Publications By DAY: book— Doris Day: Her...Young, Christopher, The Films of Doris Day, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1977...
Bacall, Lauren
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Margaret Kramer) 1997 Le Jour et la nuit (Day and Night ) (Lévy) (as Sonia...Sin-Dee); Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (Erman—mini for TV) (as elderly Doris Duke) 2000 Johnny Hit and Run Pauline (Efrosini...
Farrow, Mia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Woody Allen) (as Hannah) 1986 Radio Days (Woody Allen) (as Sally White) 1987...Redux Riding Hood (Moore) (as voice of Doris/Mrs. Wolf); Private Parts (Thomas...Ken Cameron—for TV) (as Doris Koster) 1999 Coming Soon (Burson...
Postlethwaite, Pete
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Scott) (credited as Peter Postlethwaite) 1978 Doris and Doreen (Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Doris and Doreen ) (Frears—for TV) 1979...improbable of movie stars. Yet he's rarely had a day out of work since he took up acting in 1970...
Fontaine, Joan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Man Who Found Himself (Landers) (as Doris King); You Can't Beat Love (Cabanne...Allen); The Women (Cukor) (as Peggy Day) 1940 Rebecca (Hitchcock) (as Mrs...Seiter) (as Susan Darell) 1946 From This Day Forward (Berry) (as Susan) 1947 Ivy...
Lansbury, Angela
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Chauvea) 1954 Key Man (A Life at Stake ) (Guilfoyle) (as Doris Hillman) 1955 A Lawless Street (Joseph H. Lewis) (as Tally...Frankenheimer) (as Raymond's mother) 1963 In the Cool of the Day (Robert Stevens) (as Sibyl Logan) 1964 The World of Henry...
Lupino, Ida
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Desperado (Mamoulian) (as Jane) 1937 Sea Devils (Stoloff) (as Doris Malone); Let's Get Married (Alfred E. Green) (as Paula...of Heart ) (Pichel) (as Kathi Thomas) 1943 Forever and a Day (Clair and others) (as Jenny); Thank Your Lucky Stars...
O'Sullivan, Maureen
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Taylor) (as Kathleen Kearny); The Silver Lining (Thirty Days ) (Crosland) (as Joyce Moore); The Big Shot (The Optimist ) (Murphy) (as Doris) 1932 Tarzan, the Ape Man (Van Dyke) (as Jane Parker...The Devil Doll (Browning) (as Lorraine Lavond) 1937 A Day at the Races (Wood) (as Judy); The Emperor's ...
Rogers, Ginger
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1929 A Night in a Dormitory (Delmar—short); A Day of a Man of Affairs (Basil Smith—short) 1930 Office...as Mary Brennan) 1931 Honor among Lovers (Arzner) (as Doris Blake); The Tip-Off (Looking for Trouble ) (Rogell...
Ingram, Rex
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Force (wounded in action), 1918. Family: Married 1) actress Doris Pawn, 1917 (divorced 1920); 2) Alice Terry, 1921. Career...Terror (+ sc) 1918 His Robe of Honor ; Humdrum Brown 1919 The Day She Paid 1920 Under Crimson Skies (The Beach Comber ); Shore...

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willowy
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus willowy • adjective  as willowy as a young Doris Day synonyms : tall, slim, slender, svelte, lissome, sylphlike, long-limbed, graceful, lithe; informal slinky.

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It's Doris Day - twice a year; There are 82, ages 4 to 80-plus, and they're all named Doris. They have lunch about every six months.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 4/27/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...then another. Wednesday was the day the Doris club met for lunch, and these Dorises...said. With the exception of actress Doris Day, who joined as an honorary member...a banner proclaiming Wednesday "Doris Day." After signing in, the Dorises...
The long life and times of Doris Hunter; A grand old lady.(News)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 9/22/2007; 700+ words ; ...good fun and good company. Doris, who's ambition is to be...site of BHS. Sheila writes: Doris was at the Cenotaph at Albert...aged eight, on Armistice Day and remember that it poured...her coat was spoiled, which Doris was very sad about. When she...
Pillow talk about Rock, Doris Day and other friends Series: Rock Hudson: His story
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/22/1986; ; 700+ words ; ...shooting in February, 1959. Doris says, "It had a terrific feeling from the first day." Tony Randall says...battle than Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Sparks flew - you could...d gotten some class." Doris Day says when people asked her...
DORIS BARBARA TEMPLE, DORIS BARBARA JOYNER PORTSMOUTH TWINS HAVE BEEN CLOSE FOR 80 YEARS.(PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/21/1997; 700+ words ; ...Dinwiddie Street, where Dorothy and Doris spent most of their childhood...that being a big part of the day. She would match us up, and...matched the dress,'' said Doris. ``We weren't identical...ways were,'' added Dorothy. Doris was the first to marry. She...
Doris M. Stroud.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/22/2005; 700+ words ; ...her intellect and work ethic. Doris married her high school sweetheart...Jean, was born on Christmas Day two years later. Because of these two joyous events, Doris always loved the Christmas holiday...in seven-year intervals. Doris was a loving and supportive...
HBO's 'Bernard and Doris' find love and riches but little happiness
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 2/3/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...didn't know anything about Doris Duke," says Ralph Fiennes...true story." In the movie, Doris encourages Bernard to come out...I don't get to do it every day. I had to bring out my inner...servant to a close companionship, Doris' friends, relatives and advisers...
Doris H. Stroud.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/23/2005; 700+ words ; ...her intellect and work ethic. Doris married her high school sweetheart...Jean, was born on Christmas Day two years later. Because of these two joyous events, Doris always loved the Christmas holiday...in seven-year intervals. Doris was a loving and supportive...
Profile Doris Day: The cutest blonde of them all The girl-next-door, gay icon and victim of brutish husbands will be 75 this week.
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/28/1999; ; 700+ words ; think of Doris Day as the icon nobody...thinking of her these days because, just down...intriguing to this day. She's been away...l968 to 1973, The Doris Day Show, isn't...Jimmy Cagney. He and Day took one look at each...good picture, with Doris, in low neckline...
Doris Richards, Champion of First Dog Park, Remembered.
Business Wire; 8/4/2009; 668 words ; ...commemorative fire hydrant and plaque. Doris was also featured in PETA co...published last October. In the days before the Internet, Doris communicated with people around...dog parks. She spent every day she possibly could in the dog...home on Delaware Street. "Doris, with the help of just ...
Dear Doris, Pretty Polly is TOAST. He stopped calling for a couple of days, so I decided to move in on Sven the Viking; THE F.A. CASEBOOK - AS SOHO SQUARE TURNS INTO A BLOODBATH, OUR AGONY AUNT HAS STRONG WORDS OF ADVICE.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/2/2004; 700+ words ; ...every day. I also pray every day: for a Ferrari, for a nice...down and have children. Dear Doris, Perhaps I did not make myself...blow up in your face... Dear Doris, I have been stuck in a deadend...s not Faria, is it? Dear Doris, Pretty Polly is TOAST. He stopped calling for a couple of ...