(Encyclopedia) Haynes, John, c.1594–1654, colonial governor of Massachusetts and then of Connecticut. He emigrated (1633) from England to Massachusetts and as governor (1635) banished Roger Williams…
(Encyclopedia) Greville, Charles Cavendish FulkeGreville, Charles Cavendish Fulkegrĕvˈĭl [key], 1794–1865, English diarist. As clerk of the Council in Ordinary (1821–59), he was closely associated…
(Encyclopedia) Wolcott, Oliver, 1726–97, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. South Windsor (then in Windsor), Conn.; son of Roger Wolcott. He…
(Encyclopedia) Schwarz, BertholdSchwarz, Bertholdbĕrˈtôlt shvärts [key], fl. 14th cent., German Franciscan monk and alchemist. It was formerly widely believed, especially in Germany, that he invented…
(Eugene Kal Siskel)movie criticBorn: 1/26/1946Birthplace: Chicago Siskel was hired by the Chicago Tribune in 1968 and soon became the paper's film critic, a role he filled for 19 years, eventually…
(Israel Baline)songwriterBorn: 5/11/1888Birthplace: Temum, Russia Considered by many to be the greatest American songwriter ever, he wrote such popular favorites as “Alexander's Ragtime Band,” “…
(Encyclopedia) Melville Bay, broad indentation of the western coast of Greenland, opening to the SW into Baffin Bay. The inland ice cap comes down to the coast, and glaciers discharge much ice into…
singer, actorBorn: 9/29/1907Birthplace: Tioga, Texas Singer and actor best known as the “Singing Cowboy.” Autry was a popular radio figure in the early 1930s, performing at the Grand Ole Opry. He…
WOMACK, Steve, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas, on February 18, 1957; B.A., Arkansas Tech University, Russelville, Ark., 1979; Arkansas Army…
Record of the Year“A Taste of Honey,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana BrassAlbum of the YearSeptember of My Years, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)Song of the Year“The Shadow of Your Smile” (Love Theme From The…
