(Encyclopedia) Evans, Sir Martin John, British geneticist, Ph.D., University College London, 1969. After serving on the faculty at University College London (1966–78) and Cambridge (1978–99), he…
(Encyclopedia) Smithies, Oliver, 1925–2017, American geneticist, b. Halifax, England, Ph.D., Oxford, 1951. Smithies was on the faculty at the Univ. of Toronto (1953–60) and Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison…
Saying "I Do" in England versus AmericaThe U.S. and England share many wedding traditions making their differences all the more interesting. by Jennie Wood Prince…
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln, (brother of Mario Diaz-Balart), a Representative from Florida; born in Havana, Cuba, August 13, 1954; graduated from the American School of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1972; B.A.,…
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singer, actorBorn: 9/16/1969Birthplace: New York City Dubbed the “reigning king of salsa” by the New York Times, salsa aficionados consider Marc Anthony more authentic than fellow Latin recording…
(Encyclopedia) Villeda Morales, RamónVilleda Morales, Ramónrämōnˈ vēyāˈᵺä mōräˈlās [key], 1909–71, president of Honduras (1957–63). A physician, he was prominent in the Liberal party and served as…
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poet, writerBorn: 2/28/1929Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York One of Ireland's best-known poets, John Montague was born in New York. His father, an Ulster Catholic, moved his family there in the 1920s…
