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Chelsea
Chelsea city (1990 pop. 28,710), Suffolk co., E Mass., an industrial suburb of Boston; settled 1624, inc. as a town 1739, as a city 1857. It has made printed goods, rubber, plastics, electrical machinery, shoes, and paint. Oil storage tanks line Chelsea Creek and the Mystic River. At the battle of... Read more |
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Charlotte Saunders Cushman
Charlotte Saunders Cushman , 1816-76, one of the first outstanding American actresses, b. Boston. Cushman turned from opera to drama and in 1835 first played Lady Macbeth, the role in which she was said to be unequaled. Her portrayals of Romeo and Hamlet won her popular favor, but her most... Read more |
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Robert Cornelis Napier 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala 1810-90, British general. In the engineering service in India, he fought in the Sikh Wars (1845-49) and took part in the relief of Lucknow (1857) during the Indian Mutiny . He was raised (1868) to the peerage following an expedition to... Read more |
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Sir William Dugdale
Sir William Dugdale 1605-86, English antiquarian. His chief works are Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656), The Baronage of England (1675-76), and the greater part of Monasticon Anglicanum (3 vol., 1655-73). The Dugdale Society, founded in 1920, publishes historical manuscripts.... Read more |
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International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation 1330 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, New York 10019-5422U.S.A.212) 258-1000Fax: 489-5099 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1968Employees: 98,000Sales: $22.76 billionStock Exchanges: New York London Paris Basle Bern Frankfurt Tokyo Vienna Geneva Lausanne... Read more |
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Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg 1817-76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Warrenton, N.C. A graduate of West Point, he fought the Seminole and in the Mexican War was promoted to lieutenant colonel for distinguished service at Buena Vista. He resigned from the army in 1856 and lived on his Louisiana... Read more |
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Cy Young
Cy Young (Denton T. Young), 1867-1955, American baseball player, b. Gilmore, Ohio. He played with the Canton (Ohio) club of the Tri-State League before he pitched (1890-98) for the Cleveland Spiders in the National League. He later pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1899-1900) of the National... Read more |
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Somerville
Somerville 1 City (1990 pop. 76,210), Middlesex co., E Mass., a residential and industrial suburb of Boston, on the Mystic River; settled 1630, set off from Charlestown 1842, inc. as a city 1871. There are diverse light manufactures, including chemicals. Historical attractions include the Old... Read more |
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William Law
William Law 1686-1761, English clergyman, noted for his controversial, devotional, and mystical writings. One of the nonjurors , Law was deprived of his fellowship in Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and lost all chances for advancement in the church. Unexcelled among the controversialists of his day,... Read more |
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Kate Duke
DUKE, Kate 1956- Personal Born August 1, 1956, in New York, NY; daughter of Robert (a lawyer) and Jeannette Duke; married Sidney Harris (a cartoonist), 1985. Education: Attended Duke University, 1975-76. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, reading, cooking, visiting museums,... Read more |
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