singerDied: 17 October 2008Best Known as: lead singer in the 1960s Motown group the Four Tops Deathplace: Detroit, Michigan Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of…
The 85th Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Nominees Here are the nominees for actress in a supporting role. This is the third Oscar nomination for Sally Field. She won the category in…
(Encyclopedia) Maputo Bay, formerly Delagoa BayDelagoa Baydĕlˌəgōˈə [key], inlet of the Indian Ocean, c.55 mi (90 km) long and 20 mi (30 km) wide, S Mozambique, SE Africa; Maputo, the capital and…
(Encyclopedia) Kinnock, Neil GordonKinnock, Neil Gordonkĭnˈək [key], 1942–, British politician, b. Tredegar, Wales. The son of a miner, he studied at University College, Cardiff. In 1970 he was…
(Encyclopedia) National Republican party, in U.S. history, a short-lived political party opposed to Andrew Jackson. In the election of 1828, which Jackson won overwhelmingly, some of the supporters…
(Encyclopedia) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1945. Its headquarters is in Rome, and it has a number of regional, subregional, and…
(Encyclopedia) Compton, Sir John (John George Melvin Compton), 1925–2007, St. Lucian political leader, b. Canouan, Windward Islands (now in St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Compton attended high…
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