(Encyclopedia) Ochino, BernardinoOchino, Bernardinobārnärdēˈnō ōkēˈnō [key], 1487–1564, Italian religious reformer. Ochino was a Capuchin friar, a popular preacher, and vicar general of the Capuchins…
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866–1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet officer, b. Rock Island, Ill., grad. Iowa State College of Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of…
The Question: We all know that when Ben Johnson was disqualified at the Seoul Olympics, Carl Lewis consequently won the gold medal. Who were third and fourth…
(Rosalie Anderson MacDowell)actress/modelBorn: 4/21/1958Birthplace: Gaffney, South Carolina Film actress and former Calvin Klein model, MacDowell got her start in films as Jane in Greystoke:The…
(Encyclopedia) Calvinism, term used in several different senses. It may indicate the teachings expressed by John Calvin himself; it may be extended to include all that developed from his doctrine and…
HUIZENGA, Bill, a Representative from Michigan; born in Zeeland, Ottawa County, Mich., January 31, 1969; graduated from Holland Christian High School, Holland, Mich., 1987; B.A., Calvin College,…
(Encyclopedia) Limousin or Limosin, LéonardLimousin or Limosin, Léonardlāônärˈ lēm&oomacr;zăNˈ, lēmôzăNˈ [key], c.1505–c.1577, French painter in enamel, most celebrated member of a family of…
(Encyclopedia) Ripken, Cal, Jr. (Calvin Edward Ripken, Jr.), 1960–, American baseball player, b. Havre de Grace, Md. The son of a long-time coach and manager in the Baltimore Orioles organization, he…
STURGES, Lewis Burr, (son of Jonathan Sturges), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Fairfield, Conn., March 15, 1763; was graduated from Yale College in 1782; engaged in mercantile…
