(Encyclopedia) Yellow Book, English illustrated quarterly published (1894–97) in book form in London. Henry Harland was literary editor, and Aubrey Beardsley, whose exotic and provocative drawings…
(Encyclopedia) Kakutani, Shizuo, 1911–2004, Japanese mathematician, b. Osaka, Japan, grad. Tohoko Univ, Ph.D. Princeton, 1941. Kakutani repatriated to Japan during World War II, but returned to…
[Constitution to be considered adopted when ratified by nine states.] The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the…
dancer, choreographerBorn: 4/13/1892Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Ito studied traditional dance in Japan before moving to Paris in 1911. At the beginning of the World War, he moved to Britain and became…
writerBorn: 1729Birthplace: slave ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean Sancho was born on a slave ship shortly after it left what is today the West African nation of Guinea. After the ship reached the…
Las Vegas, Nev.Designed in 1998 by Deruyter Butler photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in…
WAGONER, George Chester Robinson, a Representative from Missouri; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 3, 1863; attended the public schools and Beaumont Hospital Medical College, St. Louis, Mo…
(Encyclopedia) Ashkin, Arthur, 1922–2020, American physicist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Cornell, 1952. Ashkin worked for four decades at Bell Laboratories, retiring in 1992. Ashkin researched…
