R&B singerBorn: 10/7/1967Birthplace: Severn, Maryland The daughter of an Apostolic minister, she had to sneak glimpses of secular musicians when her parents were not at home. Her church choir…
HILL, Rick, a Representative from Montana; born in Grand Rapids, Mich., December 30, 1946; graduated from Atkin High School, Atkin, Mont., 1964; B.A., Saint Cloud State University, 1968; J.D…
HOLLADAY, Alexander Richmond, a Representative from Virginia; born in Prospect Hill, Spotsylvania County, Va., September 18, 1811; attended the public schools, received special training under…
McINNIS, Scott, a Representative from Colorado; born in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo., May 9, 1953; graduated from Glenwood Springs High School, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Kirke, Sir DavidKirke, Sir Davidkûrk [key], 1597–1655?, English merchant adventurer, b. France. In 1627 he and his brothers Lewis and Thomas sailed on a fleet outfitted by their father…
(Encyclopedia) De Voto, Bernard AugustineDe Voto, Bernard Augustinedə vōˈtō [key], 1897–1955, American writer and editor, b. Ogden, Utah, grad. Harvard, 1920. He taught at Northwestern Univ. (1922–27…
(Encyclopedia) Ecclestone, Bernie (Bernard Charles Ecclestone), 1930–, English automobile racing executive. After a short career racing Formula Three cars in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he…
(Encyclopedia) allegory, in literature, symbolic story that serves as a disguised representation for meanings other than those indicated on the surface. The characters in an allegory often have no…
(Encyclopedia) popular sovereignty, in U.S. history, doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves. Although the doctrine won wide…
