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121bant|ling — «BANT lihng», noun. a young child; brat: »... their base born bantlings (Connoisseur). ╂[perhaps < German Bänkling bastard < Bank bench] …
122Frelinghuysen, Frederick Theodore — born Aug. 4, 1817, Millstone, N.J., U.S. died May 20, 1885, Newark, N.J. U.S. politician. Born into a prominent political family, he helped found the New Jersey Republican Party and served as state attorney general (1861–66). He was appointed,… …
123Clemente, Roberto — born Aug. 18, 1934, Carolina, P.R. died Dec. 31, 1972, off the coast of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican baseball player. Clemente played in the minor leagues in his native land before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. He led the National League in …
124Saarinen, Eero — born Aug. 20, 1910, Kirkkonummi, Fin. died Sept. 1, 1961, Ann Arbor, Mich., U.S. Finnish born U.S. architect. His father, Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), was the foremost Finnish architect of his time; his major works include the Helsinki railway… …
125Cartier, Jacques — born 1491, Saint Malo, Brittany, France died Sept. 1, 1557, near Saint Malo French sailor and explorer. He was commissioned by Francis I to explore North America in the hope of discovering gold, spices, and a passage to Asia. Cartier s… …
126Johnson, Andrew — born Dec. 29, 1808, Raleigh, N.C., U.S. died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tenn. 17th president of the U.S. (1865–69). Born in poverty, he never attended school, and he taught himself to read and write. After a short apprenticeship as a… …
127Lazarus, Emma — born July 22, 1849, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 19, 1887, New York U.S. writer. She was born into a cultured Jewish family and learned languages and the classics at an early age. Her first book (1867) caught the attention of Ralph Waldo… …
128Mahone, William — born Dec. 1, 1826, Southampton county, Va., U.S. died Oct. 8, 1895, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician and railroad magnate. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute, he studied engineering while teaching. He joined the… …
