(Encyclopedia) Prince Albert, city (1991 pop. 34,181), central Sask., Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River. Prince Albert is a commercial and distribution center for a lumbering, gold- and uranium…
(Encyclopedia) Prince George, city (1991 pop. 69,653), central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. It is a railroad division point and a distribution center…
(Encyclopedia) Prince Rupert, city (1991 pop. 16,620), W British Columbia, Canada, on Kaien Island, in Chatham Sound near the mouth of the Skeena River, S of the Alaska border. A railroad and highway…
Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals. Royal Family…
(Julia Elizabeth Wells)actressBorn: 10/1/1935Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, England Academy Award-winning film and stage actress known for her freshfaced, innocent appeal first on stage in My Fair…
actor; soccer playerBorn: 4/20/1967Birthplace: South Orange, N.J. A regular on the television show Melrose Place (1992–1998), Shue graduated from Dartmouth College in 1989 and spent a year teaching…
financier, public official, philanthropistBorn: 3/24/1855Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Having been born into a wealthy banking family, Mellon used the experience he gained in running his father's…
British poet, biographer, and novelistBorn: 10/26/1952Birthplace: London Motion was named Poet Laureate of England in 1999 and has worked to popularize poetry, especially among students. His…
Born: 1904Birthplace: Samara, Russia Localizer antenna system—Alford invented and developed antennas for radio navigation systems, including VOR and instrument landing systems, and the “Alford Loop…
