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Matthew Perry
PERRY, Matthew 1969–(Matthew L. Perry) PERSONAL Full name, Matthew Langford Perry; born August 19, 1969, in Williamstown (some sources cite Middleton), MA; raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Los Angeles; son of John Bennett Perry (an actor and model) and Suzanne Morrison (a press agent... Read more |
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Thrace
Thrace , region, 3,310 sq mi (8,575 sq km), SE Europe, occupying the southeastern tip of the Balkan Peninsula and comprising NE Greece, S Bulgaria, and European Turkey. Its boundaries have varied in different periods. It is washed by the Black Sea in the northeast and by the Sea of Marmara and the... Read more |
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Charles Taze Russell
Charles Taze Russell 1852-1916, founder of the movement whose followers are known as Russellites, as Bible Students, and (since 1931) as Jehovah's Witnesses , b. Pittsburgh, Pa. There he predicted (1872) the second coming of Christ and the millennium. In 1878 he organized his followers as an... Read more |
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Richard James Morrison
Morrison, Richard James (1795-1874) The contemporary revival of interest in astrology reversed a trend that saw astrology almost disappear from Western culture by the end of the eighteenth century. Astrology began its slow return in a format capable of existing in the scientifically-oriented... Read more |
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Van Morrison
Van Morrison Singer, songwriter For the Record… Selected discography Sources Van Morrison remains one of the most elusive rock stars of the modern age. Despite the fact that he has released an album every year for three decades, he does not do many interviews. This elusiveness and his... Read more |
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Zoroaster
Zoroaster , c.628 BC-c.551 BC, religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia , founder of Zoroastrianism . Zoroaster, the name by which he is ordinarily known, is derived from the Greek form of Zarathushtra (or Zarathustra) [camel handler?], his Persian name. Zoroaster is believed to have been... Read more |
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Cock
Cock The cock has been connected with magic practice in various parts of the world throughout the ages. It is the herald of the dawn, and examples abound of assemblies of demons and sorcerers where its shrill cry, announcing daybreak, has put the infernal Sabbat to rout. It is said that to... Read more |
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Tony Orlando
Tony Orlando: 1944—: Singer 1970s phenomenon Tony Orlando made a name for himself churning out bubble-gum pop songs with a female duo called Dawn, performing such runaway hits as "Knock Three Times" and "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree." The group sold nearly 30 million... Read more |
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