(Encyclopedia) apostrophe, figure of speech in which an absent person, a personified inanimate being, or an abstraction is addressed as though present. The term is derived from a Greek word meaning “…
(Encyclopedia) Cobre, ElCobre, Elĕl kōˈbrā [key], town, Santiago de Cuba prov., SE Cuba, in a high valley of the Sierra Maestra. Once famous for rich copper mines (hence the name El Cobre), it is…
(Encyclopedia) Lubitsch, ErnstLubitsch, Ernstl&oomacr;ˈbĭch [key], 1892–1947, German-American film director, b. Berlin. He studied acting in his native city and in 1911 joined Max Reinhardt's…
Georgiana CavendishBorn: 7 June, 1757Best Known as: Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire Deathdate: 30 March 1806 Georgiana Cavendish, born Lady Georgiana…
(Encyclopedia) LackawannaLackawannalăkəwäˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 20,585), Erie co., W N.Y., on Lake Erie; inc. 1909. Formerly a major steel-making center, Lackawanna experienced the rapid and…
Did you ever wonder what those funny endings are in Internet addresses-like "dot com"? They're part of the domain. The domain is the name of a network or computer that is linked to the Internet.…
(Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler)actressBorn: 11/9/1913Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Austrian-born film actress in the thirties and forties who won notoriety by appearing nude in the Czech film Extase (1932…
First LadyBorn: 11/4/1946Birthplace: Midland, Texas A Midland, Texas native, Laura Bush holds a BA from Southern Methodist University and an MA in library science from the University of Texas at…
