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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder1950- Singer, songwriter In the course of following Stevie Wonder on his relentless travels, journalists come to realize just how beloved an entertainer he is. "It dawned on me," wrote Giles Smith in the New Yorker, "that a substantial part of Stevie Wonder's public life consists of... Read more |
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Wonderful Parliament
‘Wonderful’ Parliament, 1386. Parliament met on 1 October and demanded the dismissal of Richard II's chancellor and favourite, Suffolk ( Michael de la Pole). Richard refused and talked wildly of seeking aid from the king of France. But he was forced to agree to Suffolk's... Read more |
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Podopteryx mirabilis
Podopteryx mirabilis The species that is the probable ancestor of the Pterosauria. Unlike them it was a glider, relying on the large membrane stretched between its hind legs and tail. It is known from the Lower Triassic of Soviet Kirgizstan. The name means ‘wonderful foot-wing’,... Read more |
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Dutch Republic
DUTCH REPUBLIC DUTCH REPUBLIC. Sir William Temple, English ambassador to The Hague, famously described the Dutch Republic in 1673 as "the Envy of some, the Fear of others, and the Wonder of all their Neighbours." How such a small country Read more |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Oz, mythical land that is the setting for 14 novels for children by L. Frank Baum, beginning with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). This fanciful region, traversed by a long yellow brick road, is accidentally discovered by Dorothy, a little girl from Kansas, when she and her dog Toto are blown off... Read more |
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Saint Brendan
Saint Brendan d. 577?, Irish abbot of Clonfert, Co. Galway. A popular medieval story told how he traveled westward to wonderful islands—an Irish version of a widespread legend. His feast is May 16. A perhaps different St. Brendan (d. 573) was a friend of St. Columba and founder of the... Read more |
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Jacinth
Jacinth A gemstone, a variety of zircon that was believed to protect the wearer from plague and from lightning, to strengthen the heart, and to bring wealth, honor, prudence, and wisdom. It was recommended by Albertus Magnus as a soporific on account of its coldness and was ordered by Psellus in... Read more |
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Elephant Man
Elephant Man Reggae musician While dancehall music was being popularized in America through the successes of DJs Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man was making a name for himself in Kingston, Jamaica, as the genre's freaky haired bad boy. Contrary to hip-hop's connotation of a... Read more |
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