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Royal Wedding Comparison

  Check out the differences and similarities between the two weddings.           Related Links The Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton Princess Diana Remembered…

Billie Jean King

Born: Nov. 22, 1943Tennis women's rights pioneer; Wimbledon singles champ 6 times; U.S. champ 4 times; first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year (1971); beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs 6-4,6-3,…

Mosley, Sir Oswald Ernald

(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Sir Oswald ErnaldMosley, Sir Oswald Ernaldmōzˈlē [key], 1896–1980, British fascist leader. He entered (1918) Parliament as a Conservative, became (1922) an independent, and…

Trilling, Lionel

(Encyclopedia) Trilling, Lionel, 1905–75, American critic, author, and teacher, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A., 1925; M.A., 1926; Ph.D., 1938). He began teaching literature at Columbia in…

King Charles III of England

Source: AP Images/Dan KitwoodThe Queen is dead, long live the King. This phrase has been used for centuries to signify the unbroken continuation of the British Monarchy. The…

Charles, Prince of Wales

(Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)Heir to the Throne of Great BritainBorn: 11/14/1948Birthplace: London, England Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles Windsor was…

Egeria

(Encyclopedia) EgeriaEgeriaējērˈēə [key], in Roman religion and mythology, goddess or nymph of fountains. Consort and adviser of King Numa, she was also identified with Diana and worshiped as a…

Ira HARRIS, Congress, NY (1802-1875)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867Party: RepublicanHARRIS, Ira, (grandfather of Henry Riggs Rathbone), a Senator from New York; born in Charleston, Montgomery County, N.Y., May 31, 1802;…