(Encyclopedia) TannhäuserTannhäusertänˈhoizər [key], 13th cent., German minnesinger, whose adventurous wanderings became the subject of legend. Sixteen of his own lyrics are extant, including…
actressBorn: 2/24/1951Birthplace: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada This seductive blonde actress graced a number of films of the 1980s, playing opposite Paul Newman in The Color of Money (1986), Dudley…
jazz pianist and composerBorn: July 17, 1928Birthplace: San Francisco, California Jazz pianist Vincent Anthony Guaraldi is best known for creating the "Charlie Brown sound" for such Peanuts…
HOWARD, Benjamin, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky. (then a part of Virginia), in 1760; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
CARY, Jeremiah Eaton, a Representative from New York; born in Coventry, R.I., April 30, 1803; attended the public schools; moved to Cherry Valley, N.Y., in 1820; studied law; was admitted to…
(Pamela Anderson)model, actressBorn: 7/1/1967Birthplace: Ladysmith, British Columbia Canada Having graced the cover of Playboy magazine no less than six times, the buxom blonde turned her fancy to…
(Encyclopedia) Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939–, Canadian novelist and poet. Atwood is a skilled and powerful storyteller whose novels, set mainly in the near future, sometimes make use of such…
(Encyclopedia) theologytheologythēŏlˈəjē [key], in Christianity, the systematic study of the nature of God and God's relationship with humanity and with the world. Although other religions may be…
