model, activistBorn: 1/12/1968Birthplace: Aldershot, England When 33-year-old former model and charity campaigner, Heather Mills, and 59-year-old former Beatle, Paul McCartney, announced their…
(Encyclopedia) Clements, Vassar, 1928–2005, American virtuoso fiddle player, b. Kinards, S.C. Self-taught, he played with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1949 to 1956. Though his roots were in…
Senate Years of Service: 1983- Party: Democrat BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis, Jr. (Jeff), a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Paso, Tex., October 3, 1943; attended public schools of Silver City, N.…
Senate Years of Service: 1983-Party: DemocratBINGAMAN, Jesse Francis, Jr. (Jeff), a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Paso, Tex., October 3, 1943; attended public schools of Silver City, N.…
musicianBorn: 2/25/1943Birthplace: Liverpool, England Guitarist and songwriter sometimes referred to as “the quiet Beatle,” but nonetheless a key element in the group's success and a major rock and…
(Encyclopedia) Goldwyn, SamuelGoldwyn, Samuelgōlˈdwĭn [key], 1882–1974, American film producer, b. Warsaw, Poland. Goldwyn arrived in the United States in 1896, and with Jesse L. Lasky and Cecil B.…
(Encyclopedia) AbinadabAbinadabəbĭnˈədăb [key], in the Bible. 1 Second son of Jesse. 2 Son of King Saul, killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. 3 Man in whose house the ark remained for 20 years. 4…
The Beatles remain one of the most popular and enduring bands of all time. Their first album, Please Please Me, was released on March 22, 1963. Read about their lasting influence, biographies…
(Encyclopedia) Macon, BayouMacon, Bayoubīˈō [key]Leven, Loch māˈkən, māˈkŏn [key], c.145 mi (230 km) long, rising in SE Ark. and flowing S into NE La. to the Tensas River. It was used as a rendezvous…
(Encyclopedia) Starr, Belle, 1848?–89, American outlaw, b. near Carthage, Mo. Her original name was Myra Belle (or Maybelle) Shirley. Her family members were Confederate sympathizers, and her father…
