(Encyclopedia) Dong Nai or DonnaiDong Naiboth: dôngˈnīˈ [key], river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising as the Da Dung in the mountains of S central Vietnam. It flows SW past Bien Hoa and joins with the…
(Encyclopedia) silverpoint, method of drawing whereby a silver-tipped instrument is dragged across paper prepared with ground bone dust and gum water and then tinted with a pigment. The procedure…
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Spike (Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957–, African-American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. As a student at New York Univ., he won recognition…
(Encyclopedia) ariaariaärˈēə [key], elaborate and often lengthy solo song with instrumental accompaniment. In the 16th cent. it was a melody improvised over a strophic bass line, and a distinction…
RUSSELL, Jonathan, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Providence, R.I., February 27, 1771; was graduated from Brown University (then Rhode Island College), Providence, R.I., in 1791…
HOWARD, Tilghman Ashurst, a Representative from Indiana; born near Pickensville, S.C., November 14, 1797; attended the public schools; moved to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1816; studied law; was…
(Cornell Haynes, Jr.)rap artistBirthplace: Texas Nelly was born in Texas and lived the first three years of his life in Spain, where his father was stationed in the Air Force. The family eventually…
BEDINGER, Henry, (nephew of George Michael Bedinger), a Representative from Virginia; born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 3, 1812; attended the common…
CARMAN, Gregory Wright, a Representative from New York; born in Farmingdale, Nassau County, N.Y., January 31, 1937; attended the public schools; attended University of Paris, France, Lâ…
CARMICHAEL, William, (granduncle of Richard Bennett Carmichael), a Delegate from Maryland; born at âRound Top,â in Queen Annes County, Md., near Chestertown, Md., birth date unknown;…