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Hardy, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent. The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his…

Swiss literature

(Encyclopedia) Swiss literature. The literature of Switzerland is written in German, French, Italian, and Romansh, with German predominating. The extensive literature in Romansh dialect (see Rhaeto-…

History of World Heavyweight Championship Fights (WBC, WBA, IBF)

(Bouts in which a new champion was crowned) Date Where held Winner, weight (age)…

World Leaders by Country or Region

.col {width: 48%; align: left; float:left;} @media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { .col { display:block; width:100%; } } Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at…

Pulitzer Prizes: Special Citations

(For years not listed, no award was made.) 1938 Edmonton [Alberta] Journal, special bronze…

South Dakota: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceMonthMaxYearPlaceMinYearPlaceJan.791921Spearfish–571916Camp CrookFeb.791896Vermillon–581936McIntoshMarch961943Tyndall–351996Antelope Ranger…

1904 Olympics Gymnastics Medalists

Event Parallel Bars George Eyser, USA 44 Anton Heida, USA 43 John Duha, USA 40 Horse Vault Anton…

They apply pigeons, to draw the vapours from the head

They apply pigeons, to draw the vapours from the headSpirante Columba Supposita Pedibus, Revocantur ad Ima VaporesMeditationJohn Donne WHAT will not kill a man if a vapour will? How great an…

1980 National Book Awards

AutobiographyHardcoverLauren Bacall by Myself, Lauren BacallPaperbackAnd I Worked at the Writer's Trade: Chapters of Literary History 1918–1978, Malcolm CowleyBiographyHardcoverThe Rise of…

Travel & Transportation

Cite .col {width: 48%; align: left; float:left;} @media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { .col { display:block; width:100%; } } The Tobin and Zakim Bridges in…

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