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The term "natural history" forms the descriptive part of institution names, such as the Natural History Museum in London, the Humboldt Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, and the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, whi ...

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Most of the major musical organizations in Baltimore were founded by musicians who trained at the Peabody Institute's Conservatory of Music. These include Baltimore Choral Arts and the Baltimore Opera, as well as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) [1]. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra formed in 1916 and was the only orchestra in the country to operate as a branch of the city's government [2]. In 1942, the orchestra was reorganized as a ...

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Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-Asian converts. The U.S. presents a strikingly new and different environment for Buddhists, leading to a unique history and a continuing process of development as Buddhism and America come to grips with each other. Buddhism in the United States - Early history. Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. ... Including: Buddhism in the United States - Early history Buddhism in the United States - Modern American Buddhism Buddhism in the United States - Import Buddhists Buddhism in the United States - Export Buddhists Buddhism in the United States - Demographics of Buddhism in the United States Buddhism in the United States - Ethnic divide Buddhism in the United States - Trends in American Buddhism Buddhism in the United States - Engaged Buddhism Buddhism in the United States - Buddhist education in the United States

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Virgil Fox (May 3, 1912–October 25, 1980) was a renowned organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach for audiences more familiar with Rock and Roll music, staged complete with light shows. Born in Princeton, Illinois, the son of Miles and Birdie Fox, it was soon clear that he was a child prodigy. Fox began playing the organ for church services at the age of ten, and made a concert debut in 1926 ... Including:

• Virgil Fox - Music

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The Milton S. Eisenhower Library (called "MSE" by students), located on the Homewood campus, houses over 2.6 million volumes and over 20,000 journal subscriptions. The Eisenhower Library is a member of the University's Sheridan Libraries encompassing collections at the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room in Gilman Hall, the John Work Garrett Library at Evergreen House, and the George Peabody Library at Mount Vernon Place. Together these collections provide the major research library resources for the Uni ...

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Sir Cowasji Jehangir [Readymoney] (1812-1878), was the first baronet of Bombay, India. His grandfather and two grand-uncles had moved in the early 18th century from Navsari, near Surat, to Bombay and had became pioneers in the lucrative trade with China. They had gained the sobriquet "Readymoney," which they adopted as a surname. Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney's only formal education was at the then well-known school kept by Serjeant Sykes in the Fort of Bombay. At the age of 15, he entered the firm ...

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Bill Melendez (born José Cuauhtemoc Melendez on November 15, 1916 in Hermosillo, Mexico) is a Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, known for his cartoons for Warner Brothers and the Charlie Brown series. Melendez provided the voice of Snoopy the dog in the latter as well. Melendez, a native of the Mexican town of Hermosillo, was educated in Douglas, Arizona and Los Angeles – the latter being the location of California Institute of th ...

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Curt Gowdy (born July 31, 1919, in Green River, Wyoming) is a former American sportscaster. Well-known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox, Gowdy made his broadcasting debut in 1944 in Cheyenne, Wyoming in a high school football game. His distinctive play-by-play style during his subsequent broadcasts of baseball and basketball in Oklahoma City earned him a chance with the New York Yankees and Mel Allen in 1949. In 1951 Gowdy became lead announcer for the R ...

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Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1873 with a gift of $1 million by shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt, despite having never been to the South, hoped his gift and the greater work of the university would h ... Including:

• Vanderbilt University - History
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• Vanderbilt University - Contemporary Vanderbilt
• Vanderbilt University - Organization
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• Vanderbilt University - Notable faculty and alumni

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