modern dancer, choreographerBorn: 5/11/1894Birthplace: Allegheny, Pennsylvania Pioneering dancer and choreographer who is credited with establishing the principals of modern dance. She danced with…
(Wolfgang Grajonca)rock music promoter/managerBorn: 1931Birthplace: Berlin, Germany After fleeing Nazi Germany with his parents and serving in the U.S. Army in Korea, he settled in San Francisco…
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of July 2009. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Announces Resignation (July 3…
Born: 1847Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Telegraphy—In addition to the telephone, Bell held patents for the telegraph, photophone, phonograph, aerial vehicles, hydroairplanes, and a selenium cell…
(Encyclopedia) Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st ViscountDundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscountklăvˈərəs, dŭndēˈ [key], 1649?–1689, Scottish soldier, known as Bonnie Dundee. After…
(Encyclopedia) Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess ofMontrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess ofmŏntrōzˈ [key], 1612–50, Scottish nobleman and soldier. He succeeded to the…
(Encyclopedia) LincolnshireLincolnshirelĭngˈkənshĭr [key], county (1991 pop. 573,900), 2,662 sq mi (6,895 sq km), E England, on the North Sea and The Wash. The county seat is Lincoln. It was formerly…
(Encyclopedia) Scunthorpe, city (1991 pop. 79,043), in the Parts of Lindsey, North Lincolnshire, E England. Situated on an ironstone field, Scunthorpe was a center of iron and steel manufacture from…
