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(Encyclopedia) Howe, John, 1630–1705, English Puritan clergyman. As domestic chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, he advocated religious toleration. After the Restoration, he preached in secret (1662–71) until, becoming...

(Encyclopedia) Forfar fôrˈfər [key], town, Angus, E Scotland. Textiles, processed foods, iron goods, and ...

(Encyclopedia) Chephar-haammonai kēˈfär-hāămˈōnā [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin. ...

(Encyclopedia) Chephirah kēfīˈrə [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin, NW of Jerusalem. ...

(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, Louis (Daniel Louis Armstrong), known as “Satchmo” and “Pops,” 1901–1971, American jazz trumpet virtuoso, singer, and bandleader, b. New Orleans. He learned to play the cornet in ...

(Encyclopedia)  Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony), 1941-2021, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chelsea, Ma. Corea’s father was a bandleader in Boston...

(Encyclopedia) Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800–1876, American politician, b. Beaufort, S.C. His family changed its name from Smith to Rhett (after a colonial ancestor) in 1837. A lawyer, he was a state legislator, st...

(Encyclopedia) Linlithgow, town (1991 pop. 9,524), West Lothian, central Scotland. Manufactures include paper, whiskey, and computers. Linlithgow Palace, now a ruin, was a seat of Stuart kings and the birthplace of ...

(Encyclopedia) Reed, Sir Carol, 1906–76, English film director, b. London. He acted and directed on the stage before turning to films in the mid-1930s. Reed powerfully portrayed characters at the end of their teth...

(Encyclopedia) Ezbon ĕzˈbŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Gad. An alternate form is Ozni. 2 Benjamin's grandson. ...