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(zhäk´´ r ´) (KEY) [Fr.,=collection of Jacques, which is, like Jacques Bonhomme, a nickname for the French peasant], 1358, revolt of the French p...
(fr ´dr kh l t´v kh yän) (KEY) , 1778–1852, German patriot. A high school teacher in Berlin, he was active in efforts to free Germany from Napole...
1958–, American performer, b. Gary, Ind. As a child in the 1960s and 70s he was the dominant voice and youngest member of the Jackson Five, a pop gr...
1843–1942, American artist and pioneer photographer of the West, b. Keeseville, N.Y. After serving with the Union army in the Civil War he traveled ...
1806–62, governor of Missouri, b. Fleming co., Ky. In 1822 he moved to Missouri, where he practiced law. Speaker of the state legislature (1844–46...
(zhäk´m l) (KEY) , city (1989 est. pop. 217,000), S Haiti. About 25 mi (40 km) S of Port-au-Prince, Jacmel is an important port on the Caribbean Sea...