activistBorn: 2/4/1865Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Valentine campaigned actively for women's rights, higher public health standards, and improved public education. She was a founding member and…
entrepreneur, radio impresarioBorn: 6/14/1874Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After leaving school at age 13 to work in an office, he founded a real estate business that flourished until the…
actressBorn: 7/29/1905Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York As the quintessential flapper, she defined the 1920s. Her hairstyle, her clothes, her flamboyant sex life, and her cupid-bow mouth all…
Born: Aug. 10, 1967Boxer won world world heavyweight title with unanimous dec. over champion Evander Holyfield on Nov. 13, 1992; lost title to Holyfield on maj. dec. Nov. 6, 1993; served 17 months…
(Encyclopedia) Bow BellsBow Bellsbō [key], in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (Bow Church), Cheapside, London, England. The church is located in mid-London, and tradition says that only one who is born…
(Encyclopedia) Bow wareBow warebō [key], English porcelain, similar to Chelsea ware. It was made at Stratford-le-Bow from 1730 to 1776, when its factory was absorbed by the Derby ware pottery.
Interjections: Zap! Pow! Wow!Parts of SpeechGrammarNouns: Prime-Time PlayersVerbs: All the Right MovesConjunctions: The Ties That BindPrepositions: Good Things Come in Small PackagesAdjectives: Happy…
(Encyclopedia) Medicine Bow Mountains, outlying eastern range of the Rocky Mts., SE Wyo. and N Colo. It extends from Medicine Bow town, Wyo., NW of Laramie, southward c.100 mi (160 km) to Cameron…
(Encyclopedia) BowBowbō [key], river, 315 mi (507 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., S Alta., Canada, and flowing SE through Banff National Park. It emerges from the mountains in the Bow River Pass…
(Encyclopedia) bowbowbō [key], implement used in playing stringed instruments. Its name originated from the fact that in its early form it resembled an archer's bow, but by the 17th cent. the…
