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Rice, Condoleezza

(Encyclopedia) Rice, Condoleezza, 1954–, U.S. government official and educator, b. Birmingham, Ala. A political scientist who has specialized in Russian and E European studies, Rice has been a…

1989 World History

General Colin Powell (1937– ) U.S. Army Photos Dalai Lama (1935– ) Priscilla Lee Mikhail S. Gorbachev (1931– ) Novosti Photos George Bush (…

Michael E. McMAHON, Congress, NY (1957)

McMAHON, Michael E., a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 12, 1957; graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, N.Y.; B.A.,…

Vito John FOSSELLA, Congress, NY (1965)

FOSSELLA, Vito John, (great grandson of James O’Leary), a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., March 9, 1965; graduated from Monsignor Farrell High…

O'Neill, Tip

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Tip (Thomas Philip O'Neill, Jr.), 1912–94, American political leader, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–87), b. Cambridge, Mass. A Democrat and unwavering New…

trouvères

(Encyclopedia) trouvèrestrouvèrestr&oomacr;vĕrˈ [key], medieval poet-musicians of central and N France, fl. during the later 12th and the 13th cent. The trouvères imitated the troubadours of the…

Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of, 1694–1753, English patron and architect of the Neo-Palladian movement. Even before age 21, when he became a member of the Privy Council and Lord…