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(Encyclopedia) Garnier, Jean Louis CharlesGarnier, Jean Louis CharleszhäN lwē shärl [key]Garnier, Jean Louis Charles gärnyāˈ [key], 1825–98, French architect, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and…
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Jeane Dixon seer Dixon became famous for predicting an infamous event. In a 1956 interview, she said a Democratic President, elected in 1960, would die in office. After President Kennedy's…
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