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Frances FitzGerald
Frances FitzGerald Frances FitzGerald (born 1940) wrote one of the most influential books on the Vietnam War to appear while the conflict was still in progress. Frances FitzGerald was not quite 32 years of age when her first book, Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam... Read more |
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John Graham of Claverhouse 1st Viscount Dundee
John Graham of Claverhouse Dundee, 1st Viscount , 1649?-1689, Scottish soldier, known as Bonnie Dundee. After service abroad under William of Orange (later William III of England), he returned (1678) to Scotland to help in the suppression of the Covenanters , a task to which he devoted himself for... Read more |
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Louis Ferdinand Celine
Louis Ferdinand Céline , 1894-1961, French author, whose real name was Louis Ferdinand Destouches. Céline wrote grim, scatological, and blackly funny novels. His first and best-known work, Journey to the End of Night (1932, tr. 1934) is based on his service at the front in World War... Read more |
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Fiorello H. La Guardia
Fiorello La Guardia Born December 11, 1882 New York, New York Died September 20, 1947 Bronx, New York New York City mayor, national director of Civilian Defense A highly successful three-term mayor of New York City from 1933 to 1945, Fiorello La Guardia was director of the... Read more |
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absolute value
absolute value magnitude of a number or other mathematical expression disregarding its sign; thus, the absolute value is positive, whether the original expression is positive or negative. In symbols, if &124; a &124; denotes the absolute value of a number a, then &124; a &124; = ... Read more |
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Hal Prince
Hal Prince (Harold Smith Prince), 1928-, American theatrical producer and director, b. New York City. After working as an assistant stage manager, Prince became at 26 the coproducer of Pajama Game, a major Broadway musical of 1954. He followed this with many more successful productions, including... Read more |
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Fiorello Henry LaGuardia
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia , 1882-1947, U.S. public official, congressman, and mayor of New York City (1934-45), b. New York City. He spent his early years in Arizona with his father, an army bandmaster who had come from Italy to the United States. LaGuardia went to Europe while still a youth, and was... Read more |
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George Abbott
George Abbott 1887-1995, American theatrical producer, director, and playwright, b. Forestville, N.Y. He began (1913) in the theater as an actor and, during a career that spanned eight decades, was celebrated as a coauthor, director, or producer of more than 100 Broadway plays, including The Fall... Read more |
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), organization founded (1943) during World War II to give aid to areas liberated from the Axis powers. There were finally 52 participating countries, each of which contributed funds amounting to 2% of its national income in 1943. A sum... Read more |
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Caterpillar Inc
Caterpillar Inc. 100 Northeast Adams StreetPeoria, Illinois 61629U.S.A.(309) 675-1000Fax: (309) 675-6155 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1925 as Caterpillar Tractor CompanyEmployees: 54,352Sales: $16.07 billion (1995)Stock Exchanges: New York Midwest Pacific London Paris Brussels Frankfurt... Read more |
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