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Roberto Alomar, baseball player Jose Canseco, baseball player Roberto Clemente, baseball player Oscar De La Hoya, boxer Scott Gomez, hockey…
(Encyclopedia) BelvedereBelvederebĕlˈvədēr, Ital. bālvādĕˈrā [key], court of the Vatican named after a villa built (1485–87) for Innocent VIII. The villa was decorated with frescoes by Pinturicchio…
(Encyclopedia) Carranza, VenustianoCarranza, Venustianovān&oomacr;styäˈnō käränˈsä [key], 1859–1920, Mexican political leader. While senator from Coahuila, he joined (1910) Francisco I. Madero in…
Recent Discoveries: Slimy Cave Critters Researchers exploring a mile-deep area of a Mexican cavern called Cueva De Villa Luiz (Cave of the Lighted House), in Tabasco state, discovered…
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1846Party: WhigBARROW, Alexander, a Senator from Louisiana; born near Nashville, Tenn., March 27, 1801; attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, N…
novelist, poet, activistBorn: 3/22/1911Birthplace: Manila, Philippines A novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist, Santos's early writings were in the English language he learned at school…
GABALDON, Isauro, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in San Isidoro, Nueva Ecija, Philippine Islands, December 8, 1875; attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain, and…
HOWELL, George Evan, a Representative from Illinois; born in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., September 21, 1905; attended the public schools at Villa Grove, Douglas County, Ill.; graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Miguel, 1960–, Cuban political leader. Trained as an electrical engineer, he served (1982–85) as a radio specialist in the armed forces and taught at the Villa…
