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Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte The French statesman Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), older brother of Napoleon I, was king of Naples from 1806 to 1808 and king of Spain from 1808 to 1813. Joseph Bonaparte was born on Jan. 7, 1768, in Corte, Corsica. He was the third child of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia... Read more |
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Louis Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte The French statesman Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846), younger brother of Napoleon I, was king of Holland from 1806 to 1810. Louis Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio, Corsica, on Sept. 2, 1778, the seventh child of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino. He received a military education... Read more |
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homo sapiens
homo sapiens The species to which all living humans belong. The Latin meaning, ‘wise man’ reflects the greater endowment of the brain power compared to his predecessors. The species is defined in terms of anatomy, and the first member of the species is recognized from about... Read more |
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general elections
general elections have changed over the years. Until the 17th cent., there was no statutory requirement about their frequency, and the Triennial Act of 1694, which laid down that a general election must be held every three years at most, was the first effective legal provision. In 1716 the... Read more |
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A J Cronin
A. J. Cronin (Archibald Joseph Cronin) , 1896-1981, Scottish novelist. He gave up his prosperous London medical practice to devote himself to writing after the success of his first novel, Hatter's Castle (1931). His novels, written in a direct simple style, reflect both his religious beliefs as... Read more |
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Frank Swinnerton
Swinnerton, Frank (1884–1982), novelist. His novels include Nocturne (1917, his greatest success) and Harvest Comedy (1937). He was a familiar figure in the literary life of the first half of this century. His knowledge of the period provided material for his literary reminiscences, notably... Read more |
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Eugene (Gladstone) ONeill
Eugene (Gladstone) O'Neill 1888-1953, American dramatist, b. New York City. He is widely acknowledged as America's greatest playwright. Early Life O'Neill's father was James O'Neill, a popular actor noted for his portrayal of the Count of Monte Cristo. Young O'Neill, his mother, and his older... Read more |
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Jewish
Jewish Jewish calendar a complex ancient calendar in use among Jewish people. It is a lunar calendar adapted to the solar year, normally consisting of twelve months but having thirteen months in leap years, which occur seven times in every cycle of nineteen years. The years are reckoned from the... Read more |
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Bonaparte reflects on his first year.(PROFILE)(Norton Bonaparte, Jr.)(Reprint)
...during a 30-year career in...administration. Bonaparte, 53, took...Topeka's first permanent city manager. His previous jobs...he said. BONAPARTE'S SUCCESSES Mr. Bonaparte described...points of his ... |
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Danny Glover reflects on the life of Toussaint
...1804, almost 200 years ago, Haiti became the first Black nation in...Ouverture who risked his life tobring this...actorDanny Glover lent his considerable talents...Ouverture, Glover reflects upon the life...France's Napoleon ... |
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In Napoleon's footsteps: Descendant reflects on ancestor's legacy as France...
...ambitions. The 54-year-old entrepreneur...struggles to ensure that his famous bloodline does not overshadow his own life."I force...wing politician.His surname is Napoleon...name changed from Bonaparte once Napoleon I became...an emperor, ... |
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THE DEATH OF THE S-CURVE GANG.(Main)
...their senior year. "Everybody...surprised," Bonaparte, 28, said at his home, a mile...the last 10 years, I've known...died." Today Bonaparte wears his hair in a ponytail...of his work ... |
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America's small-town gems
...nonprofit National Trust first chose Distinctive Destinations last year. ``We got such...Charleston was 50 years ago,'' says Dwight...beaufortsc.com. 2. Bonaparte, Iowa. By the...3400 or www.bonaparte-iowa.com. 3...Mercer home. ... |
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Germans wrong to shoot the short-selling messenger
...Westphalia, which reflects widespread public...ever since the first sophisticated...Europe, but the first active securities...averaged 100,000 a year during the company's first four years, increased to...and Napoleon ... |
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The wandering schoolmaster.(The Outer Edge of Ulster: A Memoir of Social Life...
...looks back to the years surrounding the...of the very few first-hand accounts...for drink and his periodic clashes...introduces us to in his memory book...personages of Bonaparte or the "United...its aftermath. His is not a ... |
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Safeway Names Winners in the Lucerne(R) "The Art of Dairy(TM)" Contest.
...for himself and his art teacher. During judging, his cow was on display...California division. First Prize Winner...5,000 for his school's art...Mention: "Napoleon Bonaparte's Udder-Destruction...impressed with this year's ... |
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Mansfield Park and the 1814 novels: Waverley, The Wanderer, Patronage.
...twenty-five years of revolution...Mansfield Park reflects those changes...published in the same year: Walter Scott's first novel, Waverley...served five dreary years (1786-1791...house arrest in Bonaparte's Paris, ... |
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Bordentown, N.J., Prides Itself on Being a Friendly Small Town.(Originated...
...Revolutionary War. Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother...Bordentown as the site for his vast estate, Point...home to one of her first free schools. Farnsworth...300,000, which reflects the diverse nature...been in town for years. "If you'd ... |
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