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Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker 1973(?)– Funny from the Start The Big Time An Amalgam of Influences Sources Comedian, actor Although comics like Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Robin Harris helped break down some of the barriers for African American comedians, very few outlets exist whereupon young... Read more |
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Tribonian
Tribonian (Tribonianus) , d. 545?, Roman jurist. Under the command of Justinian I , he directed the compilation of the Corpus Juris Civilis . It is not possible to determine exactly what Tribonian himself contributed; in all likelihood he wrote largely from his encyclopedic knowledge of Roman... Read more |
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Siren
Siren , in Greek mythology, one of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the head of a woman and the body of a bird. Daughters of Phorcus or of Achelous , the Sirens inhabited an island surrounded by dangerous rocks. They sang so enchantingly that all who heard were drawn near and... Read more |
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John Dudley duke of Northumberland
John Dudley Northumberland, duke of 1502?-1553, English statesman. The son of Edmund Dudley, minister of Henry VII, John was restored to his inheritance in 1512 after his father's attainder and execution (1510). Rising by means of his military ability, he became Viscount Lisle, warden of the... Read more |
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Hushai
Hushai Described as David's ‘friend’ (2 Sam. 15: 37), i.e. a court official, Hushai was instrumental in enabling David to defeat the rebellion of his son Absalom. When David fled from Jerusalem into the wilderness, Hushai at personal risk remained in the city, infiltrated the... Read more |
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George C. Marshall
MARSHALL, GEORGE C. 1880-1959 A RMY GENERAL, CHIEF OF STAFF, US. SECRETARYOF STATE(1947-1949), U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE(1950-1951) Important General and Statesman Gen. George C. Marshall's bureaucratic career soared as America evolved from a largely isolated economic... Read more |
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Macbeth
Macbeth , d. 1057, king of Scotland (1040-57). He succeeded his father as governor of the province of Moray c.1031 and was a military commander for Duncan I. In 1040 he killed Duncan in battle and seized the throne. Possibly of royal descent himself, he acquired a direct claim to the throne through... Read more |
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Battle of Cropredy Bridge
Cropredy Bridge, battle of, 1644. While waiting for news of Rupert's attempt to relieve York, Charles I's southern army clashed with Waller at Cropredy bridge, on the Cherwell near Banbury, on 29 June. Waller, seeing the royalist army strung out on the march, hoped to punch a hole between van and... Read more |
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Robert the Devil
Robert the Devil hero of a medieval legend. He was sold to the devil by his mother before his birth but upon discovering the fact did penance and was able to purify himself of his many sins. The tale may have been derived from the life of Robert I, duke of Normandy. The story exists in several... Read more |
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Picts
Picts ancient inhabitants of central and N Scotland, of uncertain origin. First mentioned (AD 297) by the Roman writer Eumenius as northern invaders of Roman Britain, they were probably descendants of late Bronze Age and early Iron Age invaders of Britain. Their language is thought to have been a... Read more |
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