(Encyclopedia) Grünewald, MathiasGrünewald, Mathiasmätēˈäs grünˈəvält [key], c.1475–1528, German painter of religious subjects. His original name was Mathis Gothart Neithart. Although he assimilated…
(Encyclopedia) Foyt, A. J. (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935–, American auto-racing driver, b. Houston. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977).…
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FITZGERALD, John Francis, (grandfather of John Fitzgerald Kennedy; grandfather of Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Robert Francis Kennedy; great-grandfather of Joseph P. Kennedy II; great-…
(Encyclopedia) Valley Stream, village (1990 pop. 33,946), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1925. Kennedy International Airport is to the west. Valley…
(Encyclopedia) Pleasant Hill, residential city (1990 pop. 31,585), Contra Costa co., W Calif.; inc. 1961. First settled in 1844, the area remained rural until the housing boom of World War II.…
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