(Encyclopedia) Rostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, CountRostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, Countfyôˈdər vəsēˈlyəvĭch, rəstəpchēnˈ [key], 1763–1826, Russian general and statesman. He rose rapidly under Czar…
(Encyclopedia) Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr., 1915–2011, American physicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Columbia, 1940. A member of the faculty at Harvard from 1947 and the Higgins professor of physics…
(Encyclopedia) DerbeDerbedûrˈbē [key], ancient town of Lycaonia, Asia Minor. The Acts of the Apostles relates that Paul and Barnabas fled there from Iconium.
(Encyclopedia) AgabusAgabusăgˈəbəs [key], in the New Testament, prophet who foretold the famine in the time of Claudius Caesar and the imprisonment of Paul.
(Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger)popeBorn: April 16, 1927Birthplace: Marktl, Bavaria, Germany Benedict XVI was named pope in April 2005, succeeding the immensely popular Pope John Paul II. The conclave…
rock group British rock group that inspired the psychedelic movement of the 1960s and shaped the course of rock and roll. No band has yet equalled The Beatles's popularity and influence. Singer…
STARKEY, Frank Thomas, a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 18, 1892; attended the public schools; business representative of the Milk Drivers…
KELLER, Oscar Edward, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Helenville, Jefferson County, Wis., July 30, 1878; attended the public schools and the University of Wisconsin at Madison; moved…
Can't Sing, Can't Dance by Elissa Haney Paul is DeadIn 1969 rumors of the death of Beatle Paul McCartney spread rapidly around the world. According to the story, he was the victim of a…
(Encyclopedia) Counter Reformation, 16th-century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic…
