Born: June 14, 1952Basketball women’s basketball coach at Tennessee (1974–); entered 2004-05 season as all-time leader in career victories with 852; coached 1984 US women’s basketball team to its…
Born: Aug. 3, 1951Hockey C fourth on NHL's all-time points list (1,771) and third on goals list (731) through 2002; tied Wayne Gretzky for the league lead in points (137) in 1980; scored 50 goals…
actressBorn: 3/5/1920Birthplace: Eton, Bucks, England, U.K. British actress who played the elegant upper-class Lady Marjorie Bellamy on the 1970s television show Upstairs, Downstairs.Died: Holt,…
(Encyclopedia) LoretoLoretolōrĕˈtō [key], town (1991 est. pop. 10,780), in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill overlooking the Adriatic Sea. It has silk industries and is a famous place of…
(Encyclopedia) Martelly, Michel Joseph, 1961–, Haitian musician and political leader. After periods of living in the United States, he returned home in 1987 and became a keyboard player and singer,…
(Encyclopedia) Mary of England (Mary Tudor), 1496–1533, queen consort of Louis XII of France, daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. She was betrothed in 1507 to the future Holy…
(Encyclopedia) Pearson, Sir Cyril ArthurPearson, Sir Cyril Arthurpērˈsən [key], 1866–1921, English publisher. He founded and directed the periodicals Pearson's Weekly, Pearson's Magazine, and The…
(Encyclopedia) FátimaFátimafäˈtēmə [key], hamlet, W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. At the nearby Cova da Iria is the national shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima. This became a great…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond, 1574–1624, Scottish nobleman; son of Esmé Stuart, 1st duke of Lennox, and cousin of James VI of Scotland (James I…
