religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white Methodist minister Thomas…
(Encyclopedia) MassasoitMassasoitmăsˌəsoiˈĭt, măsˈəsoitˌ [key], c.1580–1661, chief of the Wampanoag. His name was Ousamequin (spelled in various ways); Massasoit is a title of leadership. One of the…
(Encyclopedia) Teixeira, PedroTeixeira, Pedropĕˈdr&oobreve; tāˈshārə [key], d. 1640, Portuguese explorer, one of the early voyagers on the Amazon. He commanded the expedition sent by the governor…
(Encyclopedia) Clement XI, 1649–1721, pope (1700–1721), an Italian (b. Urbino) named Giovanni Francesco Albani; successor of Innocent XII. He was known in his youth for his prodigious learning and…
(Encyclopedia) Perseus, c.212–166 b.c., last king of Macedon (179–168 b.c.), son and successor of Philip V. He intrigued against his younger brother, Demetrius, eventually bringing about the latter's…
(Encyclopedia) PhocisPhocisfōˈsĭs [key], ancient region of central Greece. It included Delphi, Mt. Parnassus, and Elatea; Boeotia (now Voiotía) was on the east, and the Gulf of Corinth was on the…
(Salvatore Philip Bono)singer, politicianBorn: 2/16/1935Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan He began his career as a songwriter and singer, teaming up with his girlfriend Cher (married 1963–75) to record…
(Encyclopedia) Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofCateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofkätōˈ-käNbrāzēˈ [key], 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and…
