(Encyclopedia) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, former major military hospital complex in Washington, D.C., and Forest Glen, Md. The original facility, Walter Reed General Hospital, named for U.S.…
composerBorn: 9/26/1898Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Pulitzer Prize-winning composer known for his popular songs and orchestral compositions. His works, which often combined jazz and folk rhythms…
(Encyclopedia) Aleixandre, VicenteAleixandre, Vicentevēthĕnˈtā älāhänˈdrā [key], 1898–1984, Spanish lyric poet. He won the national prize for literature for La destrucción o el amor (1935, tr. 1976)…
(Encyclopedia) Crystal Palace, building designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and erected in Hyde Park, London, for the Great Exhibition in 1851. In 1854 it was removed to Sydenham, where, until its damage…
singer, songwriterBorn: 1/21/1942Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas Singer-songwriter who penned rock and country hits such as “In the Ghetto” and “I Believe in Music” for Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Glen…
(Encyclopedia) Shirley, James, 1596–1666, English dramatist. Ordained in the Church of England, he later was converted to Roman Catholicism and became a schoolmaster. He resigned that position,…
country singerBorn: 10/10/1958Birthplace: Seminole, Texas At the tender age of 14, Tucker shot to stardom with her hit song “Delta Dawn” (1972) and the album of the same name. Her second album,…
(Encyclopedia) Katrine, LochKatrine, Lochlŏkh kătˈrĭn [key], lake, 8 mi (12.9 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Stirling, central Scotland. Its beauty is celebrated in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the…
(Frederick Mclntyre Bickel)actorBorn: 8/31/1897Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin Academy and Tony Award-winning actor who played a range of characters but shone in emotional roles. His films include…
EDWARDS, John, (granduncle of John Edwards Leonard), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ivy Mills, Delaware County, Pa., in 1786; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1807 and…
