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John Vliet Lindsay
John Vliet Lindsay , 1921-2000, American politician, mayor of New York City (1966-73), b. New York City. He practiced law and then served (1955-57) as executive assistant to Attorney General Herbert Brownell. A liberal Republican, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1958 and was... Read more |
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Hussite Wars 1419-1436
Hussite Wars series of conflicts in the 15th cent., caused by the rise of the Hussites in Bohemia and Moravia. It was a religious struggle between Hussites and the Roman Catholic Church, a national struggle between Czechs and Germans, and a social struggle between the landed and peasant classes.... Read more |
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Ladislaus IV (Poland)
Ladislaus IV 1595-1648, king of Poland (1632-48), son and successor of Sigismund III . His reign was marked by struggles with his subjects and wars with the Swedes, the Russians, and the Ottomans. Ladislaus in his later years vainly sought to establish authority over the nobles. The Cossack ... Read more |
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Apothecaries
APOTHECARIES APOTHECARIES. The apothecary struggled throughout early modern times to attain a measure of independence. He first had to free himself from his traditional origins and associations with spicers and grocers. In London it was not until 1617 that the apothecaries of the city were... Read more |
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John Comyn (Red Comyn)
John Comyn d. 1306, Scottish nobleman. He was called the Red Comyn, to distinguish him from his father, the Black Comyn. Aiding his uncle, John de Baliol , in the struggle against Edward I, he was for a time held hostage by the English. After the rout of the Scottish troops at Falkirk (1298), he... Read more |
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Lancelot
Lancelot or Ladislaus , c.1376-1414, king of Naples (1386-1414), son and successor of Charles III. Almost his entire reign was consumed by his struggle with the Angevin rival king of Naples, Louis II , and with Louis's ally, the antipope John XXIII (see Cossa, Baldassare ). Fortunes shifted... Read more |
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William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone , 1431-1514, Scottish prelate, founder of the Univ. of Aberdeen. He was trained in the law and was employed on many political missions before becoming bishop of Aberdeen in 1483. For his loyalty in the struggle with the nobles, James III made him lord high chancellor in 1488. In... Read more |
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Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots Rock group For the Record… Hesitated Before Signing Contract Demons of Success Came Calling Critics Assailed, Fans Adored Weiland Struggled wi... Read more |
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Louis duc d Orleans
Louis Orléans, duc d' , 1372-1407, brother of King Charles VI of France, whose chief counselor he was from 1388 to 1392. After 1392, when Charles VI suffered his first attack of insanity, Louis became involved in a long struggle for control with his uncle, Philip the Bold of Burgundy, and... Read more |
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Sir John Henry Brand
Sir John Henry Brand or Jan Hendrik Brand , 1823-88, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State, b. Capetown. He was called to the English bar in 1849 and practiced law in South Africa. In 1863 he was elected president of the struggling Orange Free State and immediately made... Read more |
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Fourth Death Probed in NYC Outbreak
...Writer AP Online 09-13-1999 Fourth Death Probed in NYC Outbreak NEW YORK (AP) -- City workers took their war...out through dense Manhattan neighborhoods near the park before dawn, as well as portions of the Bronx and Staten Island... |
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Analysis: Heavy fine imposed on striking NYC transit union
...12-20-2005 Analysis: Heavy fine imposed on striking NYC transit unionHost: ROBERT SIEGEL, MICHELE NORRISTime...future employees. NPR's Luke Burbank has been out since before dawn, and he filed this report. LUKE BURBANK reporting: This... |
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Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show Set to Launch the Only 50th Anniversary Rat...
...and the show's other producer, Lisa Dawn Miller, have struck with Off Broadway...with Orin Wolf and the entire team at OBB NYC. This is a wonderful opportunity to share...and loves, the show premieres never-before-heard original songs written by Miller... |
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Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show Set to Launch the Only 50th Anniversary Rat...
...and the show's other producer, Lisa Dawn Miller, have struck with Off Broadway...with Orin Wolf and the entire team at OBB NYC. This is a wonderful opportunity to share...and loves, the show premieres never-before-heard original songs written by Miller... |
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Cruise Ship Back in NYC After Wave Damage
...Dateline: NEW YORKThe Norwegian Dawn cruise ship sails up the Hudson...to its dock. The Norwegian Dawn arrived with more than 2,000...said Sunday. The Norwegian Dawn docked at Charleston for repairs and a Coast Guard inspection before continuing its voyage ... |
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NYC MAN INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES.(Local)
...charged with strangling Jennifer Dawn Levin, 18, of Manhattan's SoHo district, at dawn on Aug. 26, about an hour...Chambers, who did not testify before the grand jury, will plead...the announcement was made before Manhattan Criminal Court Judge... |
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NYC Brave 3rd Day Without Subways, Buses
...Thursday, warning jail time was a "distinct possibility." Before dawn, Toussaint returned to the hotel where negotiations with...vehicles inched through thick traffic just after the crack of dawn. Cars with fewer than four occupants were not allowed... |
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COUNCIL TO STUDY MEDICAID COST CUTS NYC CORRUPTION TRIAL SLATED TO OPEN TODAY...
...former federal prosecutor, will then plead Friedman's case before the 12-member jury that was selected last week. The lawyers...than 24 hours after the body of prep school graduate Jennifer Dawn Levin, 18, was found Aug. 26 in Central Park. "It is very... |
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A bike ride into history Hub to NYC for AIDS: one cyclist's story
...Boston's World Trade Center shortly after dawn Friday morning, marked a number of firsts...campsite with 2,000 tents fell quiet before midnight. It was also the first time that...University of Connecticut campus in Storrs at dawn, riders found their saddles frozen and... |
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NYC investigates 2 small blasts.
...responsible for two small makeshift hand grenades that blew up in front of the building housing the British Consulate here before dawn, producing minor damage and no injuries. The blasts came on the day of Britain's national elections. However... |