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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899-1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in 1916. By 1918 he had formed a band, and after appearances in nightclubs in Harlem he became one of the most famous... Read more |
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Louis Antoine Godey
Louis Antoine Godey , 1804-78, American publisher, b. New York City. He was joint founder in 1830 of the Lady's Book (known after his partner's withdrawal as Godey's Lady's Book ), the first successful women's magazine. The magazine, which featured articles by famous authors and colored plates of... Read more |
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Mathew
Mathew, prominent Catholic landed family in Co. Tipperary. George Mathew of Glamorgan (d. 1636) married Elizabeth, widow of Viscount Thurles. The protection of the duke of Ormond, whose brother had been Lady Thurles's first husband, ensured that the family emerged from the Restoration with its... Read more |
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Little Office of Our Lady
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Lady Ottoline Morrell
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Lady Caroline Lamb
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quaker-ladies
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Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson 1912-, b. Karnack, Tex., as Claudia Alta Taylor. She married (1934) Lyndon B. Johnson and played an active role in his political career. As first lady (1963-69) she sponsored environmental causes and national beautification projects and later co-founded (1982) what is now the... Read more |
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Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey 1537-54, queen of England for nine days. She was the daughter of Henry Grey, marquess of Dorset (later duke of Suffolk ), and Frances Brandon, daughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary. She became a ward of Baron Seymour of Sudeley , who tried unsuccessfully to bring about a marriage... Read more |
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Euclid (city)
Euclid city (1990 pop. 54,875), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb adjoining Cleveland, on Lake Erie; settled 1798, inc. 1848. Named for the famous Greek mathematician, the industrial city manufactures metal goods, electrical supplies and equipment, airplane and automobile parts, and machinery. The... Read more |
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