producerBorn: 1952Birthplace: Queens, New York With brother Bob, founded Miramax films in 1979, and their taste for intelligent, often demanding, cinema has brought the arthouse sensibility into…
(Encyclopedia) Burghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st BaronBurghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baronboth: bûrˈlē [key], 1520–98, English statesman. He first rose to prominence during the…
DONNELLY, Joe, a Representative from Indiana; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 28, 1955; B.A., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., 1977; J.D., University of Notre Dame,…
Little Indias by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves IntroductionChinatownsFilipinotownsNihonmachi (Japantowns)Little Indias KoreatownsLittle Saigons New York City According to…
SCHWARTZ, Allyson Y., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 3, 1948; graduated from the Calhoun School, New York, N.Y., 1966; B.A., Simmons College,…
Hawaiian queenBorn: 1838 Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She took the throne in 1891 following the death of her brother, King Kalakaua. She was a strong…
BROWN, John, a Representative from Maryland; birth date unknown; member of the State house of delegates, 1807-1808; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and served until his resignation in…
