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Henry Aldous DIXON, Congress, UT (1890-1967)

DIXON, Henry Aldous, a Representative from Utah; born in Provo, Utah County, Utah, June 29, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, in 1914…

1999 NBA Season Preview

 With Jordan out to pasture, the path is somewhat clearer for Malone and Stockton. And Scottie Pippen wasted no time in fleeing the Windy City — Houston gave him the best deal, and Pippen…

Delaney, Shelagh

(Encyclopedia) Delaney, ShelaghDelaney, Shelaghshēˈlə [key], 1939–, English playwright, b. Salford, Lancashire. Her first play, written when she was only 17, was A Taste of Honey (1958), about a…

Francesca da Rimini

(Encyclopedia) Francesca da RiminiFrancesca da Riminifränchĕsˈkä dä rēˈmēnē [key], fl. 13th cent., Italian beauty, daughter of Guido da Polenta of Ravenna. She was married by proxy to the hunchbacked…

Mayno, Juan Bautista

(Encyclopedia) Mayno or Maino, Juan BautistaMayno or Maino, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä mīˈnō [key], 1578–1649, Spanish painter. He entered the Dominican order in Toledo, where he is thought to have…

Leslie, Charles Robert

(Encyclopedia) Leslie, Charles RobertLeslie, Charles Robertlĕzˈlē [key], 1794–1859, English painter and writer, b. London. Educated in the United States, he returned to England to study art and to…

Kit-Cat Club

(Encyclopedia) Kit-Cat Club, London political and literary club, active c.1700–1720. The membership of some four dozen included leading Whig politicians and London's best young writers. Among them…

Kiwanis International

(Encyclopedia) Kiwanis InternationalKiwanis Internationalkĭwäˈnĭs [key], community service organization of active and retired business and professional people, founded in 1915 at Detroit, Mich. Local…

Adrian VI, pope

(Encyclopedia) Adrian VI, 1459–1523, pope (1522–23), a Netherlander (b. Utrecht) named Adrian Florensz; successor of Leo X. He taught at Louvain and was tutor of the young prince, later Holy Roman…

Berle, Milton

(Encyclopedia) Berle, Milton, 1908–2002, American entertainer, b. New York City as Milton Berlinger. Berle first performed in vaudeville and on (1939–48) radio. His great success, however, came as…