(Encyclopedia) Peruzzi, BaldassarePeruzzi, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā pār&oomacr;tˈtsē [key], 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter of the High Renaissance and mannerist periods. His outstanding…
rock band Rock band whose records include August and Everything After (1993), one of the bestselling albums of 1994, and Recovering the Satellites (1996). Formed by vocalist Adam Durtiz and…
Senate Years of Service: 1824-1827; 1837-1847Party: Adams-Clay Federalist; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigCLAYTON, Thomas, (son of Joshua Clayton and cousin of John Middleton Clayton), a Representative…
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(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…
(Encyclopedia) muckrakers, name applied to American journalists, novelists, and critics who in the first decade of the 20th cent. attempted to expose the abuses of business and the corruption in…
actor, directorBorn: 3/26/1934Birthplace: New York City A stage and screen actor who won Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his work in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (…
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