(Encyclopedia) LyciaLycialĭshˈə [key], ancient country, SW Asia Minor. Egyptian sources ally the Lycians to the Hittites at the time of Ramses II; the Lycians spoke an Anatolian language. Lycia was…
(Encyclopedia) LancelotLancelotlănˈsələt, –lŏt [key] or LadislausLadislauslădˈĭslôs, –ləs [key], c.1376–1414, king of Naples (1386–1414), son and successor of Charles III. Almost his entire reign was…
(Encyclopedia) SarpedonSarpedonsärpēˈdən [key], in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Laodamia, who was the daughter of Bellerophon. In the Iliad, as an ally of the Trojans, Sarpedon courageously led…
(Encyclopedia) SarsiSarsisärˈsē [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic stock (see also Native American languages). They are also known…
(Encyclopedia) Enver PashaEnver Pashaĕnvĕrˈ päshäˈ [key], 1881–1922, Turkish general and political leader. He took a prominent part in the Young Turk revolution of 1908, which reestablished the…
(Encyclopedia) Abbasi, Shahid Khaqan, 1958–, Pakistani politician. Trained as an electrical engineer, he worked in the United States and Saudi Arabia before returning to Pakistan in 1988. A member of…
(Encyclopedia) Warsaw Treaty Organization or Warsaw Pact, alliance set up under a mutual defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, in 1955 by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary,…
CALLAN, Clair Armstrong, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Odell, Gage County, Nebr., March 29, 1920; attended the public schools; graduated from Peru State College; during the Second…
actressBorn: 12/2/1968 Birthplace: Queens, New York Though she made her television debut in 1991 as Courtney, the Peach Pit waitress on Beverly Hills 90210, it wasn't until 1998 that Liu's…
actorBorn: 4/25/1940Birthplace: New York City Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his intensity portraying sensitive men caught in brutal circumstances. He played…
