(Encyclopedia) MundeleinMundeleinmənˈdəlīn [key] village (1990 pop. 21,215), Lake co., NW of Chicago, NE Ill.; founded 1835 as Mechanics Grove, inc. 1909. The name was changed in 1926 to honor George…
(Encyclopedia) BacchanaliaBacchanaliabăkənāˈlēə [key], in Roman religion, festival in honor of Bacchus, god of wine. Originally a religious ceremony, like the Liberalia, it gradually became an…
(Encyclopedia) AeginaAeginaējīˈnə [key], in Greek mythology, river nymph, daughter of the river god Asopus. She was abducted by Zeus to the island Oenone, where she bore him a son, Aeacus. Aeacus…
(Encyclopedia) Bone, Henry, 1755–1834, English enamel painter. He decorated china at Plymouth and Bristol and later went to London, where he was employed in making small enameled pieces and…
(Encyclopedia) Piedras Negras, city (1990 pop. 96,178), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. Founded in 1849, the city grew as an international shipping point.…
The Question: Can you give me information about the only woman ever to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor? The Answer: The only woman to receive a Medal…
(Encyclopedia) Harvard, John, 1607–38, English minister in America and first major benefactor of Harvard College, b. Southwark, England, M.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1635. He immigrated in 1637…
(Encyclopedia) MichurinskMichurinskmēch&oomacr;ˈrĭnsk [key], city (1989 pop. 109,000), central European Russia. It is a railway junction and has locomotive and automobile repair works, and varied…
(Encyclopedia) Perry, Antoinette, 1888–1946, American actress, manager, producer, b. Denver, Colo. Perry began her career as an actress. She later produced several successful plays with Brock…
