(Encyclopedia) RotterdamRotterdamrŏtˈərdămˌ, Dutch rôtərdämˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 598,521), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River near its mouth on the North Sea…
There were two Oscar ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel in 1930. This one, held on Nov. 3 honored films released in 1930. The other, held on April 3, honored films released in…
(Encyclopedia) District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly…
(Encyclopedia) Cushing, William Barker, 1842–74, Union naval hero in the Civil War, b. Delafield, Wis., educated at Annapolis. Cushing became noted for a series of daredevil exploits, particularly…
(Encyclopedia) Fisk University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; founded 1865, opened 1866, and chartered 1867. It became a university in 1967. Fisk, long an outstanding African-American school,…
(Encyclopedia) Amersfoort
Amersfoort
äˈmərsfōrt
[key], city, Utrecht prov., central Netherlands. It is a transportation and manufacturing
center. Points of interest include…
(Encyclopedia) Wynants or Wijnants, JanWynants or Wijnants, Janboth: yän vīˈnänts [key], c.1625–84, Dutch landscape painter. A follower of Ruisdael, he worked chiefly in Haarlem. The little figures…
A pet German diminutive of Margaret. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GrethelGreta Hall A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
