(Encyclopedia) Maximilian I, 1756–1825, king (1806–25) and elector (1799–1806) of Bavaria as Maximilian IV Joseph. His alliance with French Emperor Napoleon I earned him the royal title and vast…
(Encyclopedia) Bach, Carl Philipp EmanuelBach, Carl Philipp Emanuelfēˈlĭp ĕmäˈn&oomacr;ĕl [key]Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel bäkh [key], 1714–88, German composer; second son of J. S. Bach, his only…
(Encyclopedia) Terre HauteTerre Hautetĕrˈə hōt, tĕrˈē hŭt [key], city (1990 pop. 51,483), seat of Vigo co., W Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1816. The commercial and trade center of a farm and coal-…
(Encyclopedia) Provincetown Players, American theatrical company that first introduced the plays of Eugene O'Neill. The company opened with his Bound East for Cardiff at the Wharf Theatre,…
Arttoday.comLibrary of Congress3000 B.C. Cotton is woven in the Indus Valley, Asia.1600 Shoes (like moccasins) are made by the Babylonians.1500 Silk is woven by the Chinese.1200 Linen is made from…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of May 2009. FDA Warns of Danger of Diet Drug Hydroxycut, Suggests Stopping Use (…
rock group They have been dismissed by critics, who have almost universally panned them, but through their many permutations, Kiss has had a faithful legion of fans (known as the Kiss Army). Those…
(Encyclopedia) Nathan, George Jean, 1882–1958, American editor and drama critic, b. Fort Wayne, Ind. He left the New York Herald to join H. L. Mencken in editing Smart Set (1914–23), which they made…
(Encyclopedia) New School University, in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened 1919 as the New School for Social Research, a center for adult education, renamed 1997. Founded by Charles…
