(Encyclopedia) Segrè, Emilio, 1905–89, Italian-American physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Rome, 1928. Segrè was a professor at the Univ. of Rome (1932–36), a researcher at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (…
(Encyclopedia) Eugene III, d. 1153, pope (1145–53), a Pisan named Bernard (probably in full Bernardo dei Paganelli di Montemagno); successor of Lucius II. Before his election he was called Bernard of…
(Encyclopedia) Jommelli, NiccolòJommelli, Niccolònēk-kōlôˈ yōm-mĕlˈlē [key], 1714–74, Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school, who worked variously in Vienna, Rome, Stuttgart, and eventually…
(Encyclopedia) Persius or Aulus Persius FlaccusAulus Persius Flaccuspûrˈshēəs; ôlˈəs, flăkˈəs [key], a.d. 34–a.d. 62, Roman satirical poet, b. Etruria. A member of a distinguished family, he went to…
(Encyclopedia) Visconti, Ennio QuirinoVisconti, Ennio Quirinoĕnˈnyō kwērēˈnō [key]Visconti, Ennio Quirino vēskônˈtē [key], 1751–1818, Italian archaeologist. He was conservator of the Capitoline…
Pagan festivals, Christian saints, Chaucer's love birds, and the Greeting Card Association of America by Borgna Brunner Roman Roots The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and…
Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of murdering Evers in 1994, 30 years after the fact by Borgna Brunner Related Links Black History MonthEncyclopedia: Civil Rights Civil Rights Heroes…
Baseball's 15th Perfect Game Wasn't this supposed to be the year of the home run? Then how is it that Major League Baseball has seen a 20-strikeout game and a perfect game…
BUSH, George Herbert Walker, (son of Prescott Sheldon Bush, father of President George W. Bush), a Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States and 41st President of the…
