(Encyclopedia) Schwab, Charles MichaelSchwab, Charles Michaelshwäb [key], 1862–1939, American steel magnate, b. Williamsburg, Pa. He started as a stake driver in Andrew Carnegie's steelworks and rose…
(Encyclopedia) Guillaume de LorrisGuillaume de Lorrisgēyōmˈ də lôrēsˈ [key], c.1215–c.1278, French poet, author of the first part of the Roman de la Rose. He handled the chivalric conventions with…
(Encyclopedia) KazanlukKazanlukkäˌzänləkˈ [key], town (1993 pop. 60,019), central Bulgaria, in the Kazanluk valley, a region famous for its rose fields. Kazanluk developed in the 17th cent. as a…
(Encyclopedia) spiraeaspiraeaspīrēˈə [key], any plant of the genus Spiraea, Northern Hemisphere deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae (rose family). Most are indigenous to central and E Asia,…
A number of states have halls of fame that honor the renowned women who once called that state home or helped to make it great. These are a few to know. Alabama Women's Hall of FameMarion,…
Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though injured)…
(Encyclopedia) Kozlov, Frol RomanovichKozlov, Frol Romanovichfrōl rəmäˈnəvĭch kŏzlŏfˈ [key], 1908–65, Soviet Communist leader. Early in his career he joined the Communist party and rose in the party…
(Encyclopedia) EurynomeEurynomey&oomacr;rĭnˈəmē [key], in Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and mother, by Zeus, of the Graces. In the mythology of the Pelasgians, an aboriginal non…
