OâHARA, Barratt, a Representative from Illinois; born in Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., April 28, 1882; attended the public schools of Berrien Springs and Benton Harbor, Mich.; went to…
O’HARA, Barratt, a Representative from Illinois; born in Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., April 28, 1882; attended the public schools of Berrien Springs and Benton Harbor, Mich.; went to…
Edward James Olmos Desi Arnaz, actor, TV producer Ruben Blades, musician, composer, actor Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer Lynda Carter, actress Sammy Davis, Jr.,…
(Encyclopedia) Cortázar, JulioCortázar, Julioh&oomacr;ˈlyō kōrtäˈzär [key], 1914–84, Argentine novelist, poet, essayist, and short-story writer, b. Brussels. Moving permanently to France in 1951…
(Encyclopedia) Amalfi Amalfi ämälˈfē [key], town, in Campania, S Italy, a small fishing port on the Gulf of Sorrento. Built on a mountain slope, it is also a picturesque…
(Encyclopedia) Macdonough, ThomasMacdonough, Thomasməkdŏnˈə [key], 1783–1825, American naval officer, b. New Castle co., Del. In the Tripolitan War he took part in the burning of the captured…
(Encyclopedia) Magellan, Strait of, c.330 mi (530 km) long and 21&fslsh;2 to 15 mi (4–24 km) wide, separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent. Except…
