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91Beer Street and Gin Lane — are two prints issued in 1751 by English artist William Hogarth in support of what would become the Gin Act. Designed to be viewed alongside each other, they depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer …
92Johnny Parker (jazz trumpeter) — Johnny Parker (circa 1928 March 21, 2006), also called John Tasty Parker was a jazz musician who played trumpet.Parker was a New York City native, born in Queens. He attended Flushing High School and began playing trumpet at age 16. Bass player… …
93Monte di Pietà — The Monte di Pietà were the first pawnbrokers in Europe.DefinitionBoth the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. The first institution was started in 1361 by the Bishop of London,… …
94Crown Dependency of Forvik — Micronation Arms Motto: Með løgum skal land biggja[1] (English: With laws the land will be built) Status …
951669 Act for annexation of Orkney and Shetland to the Crown — The 1669 Act of Annexation was a Parliamentary Act passed during 1669 by the Parliament of Scotland to establish Orkney and Shetland s status as Crown Dependencies following a legal dispute with William, Earl of Morton, who held the estates of… …
96Nacional Monte de Piedad — See also: Montepío (disambiguation) The Nacional Monte de Piedad is a not for profit institution and pawnshop whose main office is located just off the Zócalo, or main plaza of Mexico City. It was established between 1774 and 1777 by Pedro Romero …
97Zola, Émile — Zo·la (zōʹlə, zō läʹ), Émile. 1840 1902. French writer and critic who was a leading proponent of naturalism in fiction. His works include Les Rougon Macquart (1871 1893), a series of 20 novels, and “J Accuse” (1898), a letter in defense of Alfred …
98Charles I — /chahrlz/; Fr. /shannrddl/ 1. Charlemagne. 2. ( the Bald ) A.D. 823 877, king of France 840 877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875 877. 3. 1500 58, king of Spain 1516 56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519 56. 4 …
99contract — contractee, n. contractible, adj. contractibility, contractibleness, n. contractibly, adv. n., adj., and usu. for v. 16 18, 22, 23 /kon trakt/; otherwise v. /keuhn trakt /, n. 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing …
100pawnage — /paw nij/, n. the act of pawning. [1615 25; PAWN1 + AGE] * * * …
