(Encyclopedia) Williams, Betty, 1943–2020, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast as Elizabeth Smyth. In Aug., 1976, Williams, a receptionist, witnessed the death of three children when a car…
(Encyclopedia) Worth, Charles Frederick, 1825–95, French and British fashion designer. He was the founder of the Maison Worth in Paris and London, the longest running fashion dynasty, and the arbiter…
(Encyclopedia) Camden, WilliamCamden, Williamkămˈdən [key], 1551–1623, English scholar, chief historian and antiquary of Elizabethan times. His two chief works are Britannia (1586) and Annales rerum…
(Encyclopedia) Lennox, Matthew Stuart or Stewart, 4th earl ofLennox, Matthew Stuart or Stewart, 4th earl oflĕnˈəks [key], 1516–71, Scottish nobleman. Related to the royal family, being next in the…
(Encyclopedia) Boleyn, AnneBoleyn, Anneb&oobreve;lˈĭn, b&oobreve;lĭnˈ [key], 1507?–1536, second queen consort of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas…
(Encyclopedia) Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), 1542–87, only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Through her grandmother Margaret Tudor, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of…
LUETKEMEYER, Blaine, a Representative from Missouri; born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; May 7, 1952; B. A. Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., 1974; business owner; banker; rancher…
Broadcast Film Critics Association's Top 10 Films of 1998 A Simple PlanElizabethGods and MonstersLife Is BeautifulOut of SightPleasantvilleSaving Private RyanShakespeare in LoveThe Thin Red…
Eleven historic sites in danger of being lost forever In a report released in early June 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.nationaltrust.org ) listed 11 historic sites across…
book publisherBorn: 9/12/1892Birthplace: New York City A premier book publisher who paid as much attention to the typestyle and materials of the books he published as to the quality of the…
