Senate Years of Service: 1816-1823Party: Democratic RepublicanSTOKES, Montfort, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Lunenburg County, Va., March 12, 1762; served in the Revolutionary War in…
Storming the Beach: Tiger Dominates U.S. Open A recap of Tiger Woods' victory at the 100th U.S. Open by Mike Morrison Tiger Woods' won his first U.S. Open with a record 15-stroke…
ska band One of the first bands to fuse Jamaican ska rhythms with distorted guitar riffs and punkish attitude. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones emerged from Boston's underground club scene in 1985 when…
(Jennifer Anistonapoulos)actressBorn: 2/11/1969Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California You could just say she was born to act. As the daughter of Days of Our Lives star John Aniston she was bitten by…
actressBorn: 7/24/1969Birthplace: Bronx, New York Film and television actress best known for her portrayal of Selena, the murdered Tejano singer, in the movie Selena (1997), for which she earned a…
actorBorn: 2/12/1915Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada Venerable actor with large physique and distinctive deep voice who is best known for his role as Ben Cartwright on the series Bonanza (1959–73).…
(Encyclopedia) PittsburghPittsburghpĭtsˈbərg [key], city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio…
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(Encyclopedia) Sabbatai ZeviSabbatai Zevisäbätīˈ zāˈvē [key], 1626–76, Jewish mystic and pseudo-Messiah, founder of the Sabbatean sect, b. Smyrna. After a period of study of Lurianic kabbalah (see…
(Encyclopedia) Karaites or CaraitesCaraitesboth: kârˈəīts [key], form of Judaism, reputedly founded (8th cent.) in Persia by Anan ben David and originally known as Ananites. Its adherents were called…
