Senate Years of Service: 1851-1851Party: DemocratRANTOUL, Robert, Jr., a Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Beverly, Mass., August 13, 1805; attended the common schools…
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 23, 2000.Record:“Smooth,” Santana featuring Rob ThomasAlbum:Supernatural, Santana (Arista Records)Song:“…
(Encyclopedia) Kunstler, William Moses, 1919–95, American lawyer, b. New York City, grad. Yale (1941), Columbia law school (1948). Flamboyant and often brilliant, Kunstler defended the unpopular and…
(Encyclopedia) Capito, Wolfgang FabriciusCapito, Wolfgang Fabriciuskăpˈĭtō, Ger. vôlfˈgäng fäbrēˈtsy&oobreve;s käˈpētō [key], 1478–1541, German Protestant reformer, whose original family name was…
LITTLETON, Martin Wiley, a Representative from New York; born near Kingston, Roane County, Tenn., January 12, 1872; moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Wessel, JohannWessel, Johannyōˈhän vĕsˈəl [key], c.1420–1489, Dutch theologian and precursor of the Protestant Reformation, also known as Wessel Harmenss Gansfort or Goesevoyrd. He was…
Charles KenzieCivil rights activistBorn: February 17, 1914Birthplace: Bluefield, W. Va. Steele decided he wanted to become a preacher at an early age. In 1938 he began attending Morehouse…
(Encyclopedia) Martin, 1356–1410, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (c.1395–1410) and, as Martin II, king of Sicily (1409–10). He succeeded his brother, John I, in Aragón and became king of…
