MATTHEWS, Donald Ray (Billy), a Representative from Florida; born in Micanopy, Alachua County, Fla., October 3, 1907; attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Fla.; graduated from the University…
MATTHEWS, Donald Ray (Billy), a Representative from Florida; born in Micanopy, Alachua County, Fla., October 3, 1907; attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Fla.; graduated from the…
singerBorn: December 22, 1989Birthplace: Staten Island, New YorkBest Known as: American Idol winner, 2007 Jordin Sparks has been singing since she was 18 months old,…
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, William (Billy Mitchell), 1879–1936, American army officer and pilot, b. Nice, France. He enlisted (1898) in the U.S. army in the Spanish-American War and received a…
(Encyclopedia) Reed, Sir Carol, 1906–76, English film director, b. London. He acted and directed on the stage before turning to films in the mid-1930s. Reed powerfully portrayed characters at the end…
singerBorn: July 21, 1981Birthplace: Redmond, WashingtonBest Known as: Singer and beatboxer on American Idol, season 6 (2007) When Blake Lewis was in junior high, he toured…
Paula, Luis, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Paula, Luis, Jr., 1934-2021, Latin American religious leader, b. Ingeniero Maschwitz, Argentina. Paula was born to a Spanish immigrant…
(Encyclopedia) El CordobésEl Cordobésĕl kōrdōvāsˈ [key], 1936?–, Spanish bullfighter, b. Manuel Benítez Pérez. The predominant matador of the 1960s, he brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical…
(Encyclopedia) MarioMariomärˈyō [key], 1810–83, stage name of Giovanni Matteo, Cavaliere di Candia, Italian tenor. An officer of the Piedmontese guard, he went to Paris in 1836 and studied at the…
(Encyclopedia) BaphometBaphometbăfˈəmĕt [key], idol or mystical figure that the Knights Templars were accused of worshiping in the 14th cent. Apparently the name was unknown before that time in…
