(1788-1857)
HERNÁNDEZ, Joseph Marion, a Delegate from the Territory of Florida; born in St. Augustine, Fla. (then a Spanish colony), August 4, 1793; transferred his allegiance to the United…
Here are the results for the 2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 8, 2011. Best Picture: The Social Network Best Actor: Jesse…
BEE, Thomas, (great-grandfather of Carlos Bee), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1725; educated in Charleston, and later at Oxford University, England; studied law…
Brazil's high-flying Ronaldo (r), widely considered the greatest soccer player in the world, fights off Germany's Andreas Moeller in a World Cup exhibition match in March. Brazil and Germany are…
(Encyclopedia) Generation of '98, Spanish literary and cultural movement in the first two decades of the 20th cent. It was so named by Azorín (see Martínez Ruiz, José) in 1913 to designate a group of…
PHELPS, Timothy Guy, a Representative from California; born in Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., December 20, 1824; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile…
(Encyclopedia) Lusinchi, Jaime RamónLusinchi, Jaime Ramónhīˈmā rämōnˈ l&oomacr;sĭnˈchē [key], 1924–2014, Venezuelan political leader. Lusinchi joined the Democratic Action party (AD) upon its…
(Encyclopedia) Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854–1920, American disease and sanitation expert, surgeon general of the United States, b. Mobile, Ala., grad. Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1879. He…
