(Encyclopedia) Lauren, RalphLauren, Ralphlôrˈən, lərĕnˈ [key], 1939–, American fashion designer, b. New York City as Ralph Lipschitz. He began his career by creating neckties under the name Polo for…
actressBorn: 10/28/1963Birthplace: Geneva, New York Film and television actress best known for her role on TV's Picket Fences. She got her start on the daytime drama All My Children, and soon…
(Betty Joan Perske)actressBorn: 9/16/1924Birthplace: New York City She began her career as a model, gracing the cover of Harper's Bazaar at age 19, before moving on to acting. She landed a starring…
rock band British rock band that burst onto the American grunge music scene in 1994 and whose hit singles include “Everything Zen,” “Glycerine” (both 1994) and “ Swallowed” (1996). Singer Gavin…
(Encyclopedia) burning bush, name for a North American plant of the family Celastraceae (staff tree family). The scriptural burning bush not consumed by fire (Ex. 3.2) is sometimes associated with a…
(Encyclopedia) Bush, Barbara, 1925–2018, b. New York City as Barbara Pierce; wife of George H. W. Bush and mother of George W. Bush. She studied briefly at Smith College before marrying (1945); the…
(Encyclopedia) Bush, VannevarBush, Vannevarvănˈəvər [key], 1890–1974, American electrical engineer and physicist, b. Everett, Mass., grad. Tufts College (B.S., 1913). He went to Massachusetts…
(Encyclopedia) bush baby or bushbaby, name for several small, active nocturnal primates of the Galagidae family, found in forested parts of Africa. Bush babies are also called galagos. The smallest…
Born: 1890 Differential Analyzer. During WWII, Bush headed the Office of Scientific Research and Development, overseeing the work of 6,000 scientists developing over 200 military weapons and…
Born: June 12, 192441st President of U.S. (1989-93) and avid sportsman played 1B on 1947 and '48 Yale baseball teams that placed 2nd in College World Series; captain of 1948 team.
