This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

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For each of the 366 days of the year, Paul Brandus of West Wing Reports offers little-known, fascinating facts; historical anecdotes; and pithy quotes from the