(Encyclopedia) Union League Clubs, in U.S. history, organizations formed throughout the North in the Civil War after the military defeats and Republican election losses of 1862. A convention at…
(Encyclopedia) Saban, Nick (Nicholas Lou Saban, Jr.)Saban, Nicksāˈbən [key], 1951–, American football coach, b. Fairmont, W.Va., grad. Kent State Univ., 1973. After playing defensive back in football…
(Encyclopedia) Riemenschneider, TilmanRiemenschneider, Tilmantĭlˈmän rēˈmənshnīˌdər [key], c.1460–1531, German Renaissance sculptor, who worked in stone and wood. He was in Würzburg by 1483. In 1520…
rock groupBirthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Formed in 1988, this rock and roll band achieved commercial success in the 1990s with a blend of industrial sonics, pop conventions, heavy-metal aggression,…
(Encyclopedia) Belasco, DavidBelasco, Davidbəlăsˈkō [key], 1853–1931, American theatrical manager and producer, b. San Francisco. He was actively connected with the theater from his youth, and while…
philanthropistBorn: 1/29/1874Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Following in his father's philanthropic footsteps, Rockefeller spent his life giving away the vast fortune amassed by his father. His legacy…
human sexuality expertBorn: 12/27/1915Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio human sexuality expert who, with his second wife and co-researcher, Virginia Johnson, studied sexual behavior and demystified the…
(Encyclopedia) free silver, in U.S. history, term designating the political movement for the unlimited coinage of silver.
In 1896 free silver became the major issue of a presidential campaign when…
(Wesley Earl Craven)director, producer, screenwriterBorn: 8/2/1939Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio A humanities professor turned horror-film maker, he is best known for creating the Nightmare on Elm…
