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die
die any of various devices used for drawing wire, and for blanking, bending, cutting, machine forging, and embossing. Dies used for striking, or stamping, coins and medals are cut in intaglio, one for the front, another for the back, of the coin. Such dies were used as early as c.800 BC in Greece.... Read more |
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Die Geschopfe des Prometheus
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Lodowicke Muggleton
Lodowicke Muggleton 1609-98, English religious leader, a journeyman tailor. With his cousin John Reeve, also a tailor, he founded a new sect, whose adherents were known as Muggletonians. In 1652, Muggleton and Reeve claimed to have been appointed by revelation as the two witnesses of Rev. 11.3,... Read more |
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The Who
THE WHO Formed: 1964, London, England Members: Pete Townshend, guitar, vocals (born London, England, 19 May 1945); Roger Daltrey, lead vocals (born London, 1 March 1944). Former members: Kenney Jones, drums (born London, 16 September 1948); Keith Moon, drums (born 23 August 1947; died London,... Read more |
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John Vanderlyn
John Vanderlyn , 1776-1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart and in Paris. From 1796 to 1815 much of his life was spent in Paris and in Rome. He achieved a high reputation with such compositions as Marius... Read more |
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John A. Williams
Williams, John A[lfred] (1925–), Mississippi‐born author, reared in Syracuse, N.Y., from whose university he graduated after naval service in World War II. His novels include The Angry Ones (1960), a bitter book about Greenwich Village and the world of black musicians; Night Song... Read more |
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Charles L. Frambach Berlitz
BERLITZ, Charles (L. Frambach) 1914-2003 (Charles-Francois Bertin) OBITUARY NOTICE— See index for SATA sketch: Born November 22, 1914, in New York, NY; died December 18, 2003, in Tamarac, FL. Linguist and author. The grandson of the founder of the famous Berlitz language schools, Berlitz... Read more |
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Jean Stapleton
STAPLETON, Jean 1923– PERSONAL Original name, Jeanne Murray; born January 19, 1923, in New York, NY; daughter of Joseph E. (a billboard advertising sales representative) and Marie (a singer; maiden name, Stapleton) Murray; married William H. Putch (a theatre producer and... Read more |
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Copyright law
Copyright Act of 1976 Shubha Ghosh In the 1990s John Perry Barlow, former songwriter for The Grateful Dead and contemporary social commentator, announced that copyright law was dying. What prompted this prognosis was the birth and fast growth of the Internet. In a world where information... Read more |
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John Lindsay, dashing 2-term NY mayor, dies A bright holiday in New Mexico
...VERSIONphoto of JOHN LINDSAY(PHOTO)ohn...glamorous two-term mayor of New York who...recalled former Gov. Mario Cuomo...government. Lindsay lost in the GOP...Party and won. Lindsay, who had alienated...Elizabeth Holtzman. John Vliet Lindsay... |
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Hugh Carey, NY gov. during '70s fiscal woes, dies
...YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov...difficult problems," former Gov. George Pataki...in New York City, Mayor John Lindsay, a Republican turned...federal assistance.Mayor Michael Bloomberg...friend and mentor."Mayors Koch, Dinkins... |