(Quintanilla Perez)tejano singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Texas Grammy Award-winning tejano singer who was gunned down in 1995 by deranged fan Yolanda Saldivar. Her recordings…
(Encyclopedia) James Bay, shallow southern arm of Hudson Bay, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 140 mi (230 km) wide, E central Canada, in Nunavut Territory between Ont. and Que. Numerous rivers flow into…
GILBERT, Ezekiel, a Representative from New York; born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., March 25, 1756; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1778; studied…
GROSVENOR, Thomas Peabody, a Representative from New York; born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., December 20, 1778; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1800;…
(Encyclopedia) Block, Adriaen, fl. 1610–24, Dutch navigator. Eager to establish a fur trade with the Native Americans, Amsterdam merchants sent (1613) Block and another Dutch navigator to explore the…
OTIS, Norton Prentiss, a Representative from New York; born in Halifax, Windham County, Vt., March 18, 1840; attended public schools of Halifax, Vt., and Albany, Hudson, and Yonkers, N.Y.; in…
(Margaret Tilly)actressBorn: 2/14/1960Birthplace: Texada Island, British Columbia Tilly first trained as a dancer and made a brief appearance as such in the film Fame (1980). She rose to fame…
(Encyclopedia) Kelsey, HenryKelsey, Henrykĕlˈsē [key], c.1670–1729, English fur trader and explorer in Canada. He entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1684. He was sent (1689) inland to…
(Encyclopedia) WeehawkenWeehawkenwēˈhôkən, wēhôˈkən [key], township (1990 pop. 12,385), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hudson River opposite New York City, with which it is connected by the Lincoln…
