(Encyclopedia) Pupin, Michael IdvorskyPupin, Michael Idvorskypy&oomacr;pēnˈ [key], 1858–1935, American physicist and inventor, b. Idvor, Hungary (now in Serbia), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1883). He…
(Encyclopedia) Balfe, Michael WilliamBalfe, Michael Williambălf [key], 1808–70, Irish composer. Of his many operas, very popular in their time, the best known was The Bohemian Girl (1843).
(Encyclopedia) Quill, Michael Joseph, 1905–66, American labor leader, b. Co. Kerry, Ireland. Quill was active (1919–23) in the movement for Irish independence before emigrating (1926) to the United…
(Encyclopedia) Bellman, Carl MichaelBellman, Carl Michaelmēˈkäĕl bĕlˈmän [key], 1740–95, Swedish poet; protégé of Gustavus III. His early poetry was chiefly religious. His dithyrambic odes in…
actressBorn: 7/26/1974Birthplace: London, England Beckinsale hails from a family of actors. Her deceased father, Richard Beckinsale, was a popular British television actor in the 1970s. Fiction and…
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. Bridge-Tunnel, 17.6 mi (28.2 km) long, across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, E Va., connecting Cape Charles with…
(Encyclopedia) Bay of Pigs Invasion, 1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in…
(Encyclopedia) Todos os Santos BayTodos os Santos Baytôˈᵺ&oobreve;z&oobreve; sänˈt&oobreve;s [key] [Port.,=all-saints bay], inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (32…
BILIRAKIS, Michael, (father of Gus Bilirakis), a Representative from Florida; born in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla., July 16, 1930; attended public schools in Clairton, Pa.; graduated…
HUFFINGTON, Michael, a Representative from California; born in Dallas, Tex., September 3, 1947; attended public and private schools; B.A., B.S., Stanford University, 1970, M.B.A., Harvard…
