(Encyclopedia) Hassi MessaoudHassi Messaoudhäsˈsē mĕsˌsä&oomacr;dˈ [key] [Arab.,=blessed well], town, E Algeria. Formerly a watering hole in the Sahara desert, Hassi Messaoud rose to prominence…
(Encyclopedia) Stuttgart Ballet, the first major German ballet company. The company, housed in the Württemberg Staatstheater, rose rapidly to fame in the 1960s under the direction of John Cranko (…
(Encyclopedia) peach, fruit tree (Prunus persica) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) having decorative pink blossoms and a juicy, sweet drupe fruit. The peach appears to have originated in China,…
Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers by David Johnson Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers are probably the most famous of all fictional romantic couples. The balcony scene where…
(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up on Hemingway's farms…
WITHERSPOON, Samuel Andrew, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., May 4, 1855; attended the public schools; in 1872 moved with his mother to Oxford,…
PERRY, Thomas Johns, a Representative from Maryland; born in Cumberland, Md., February 17, 1807; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced…
GOVE, Samuel Francis, a Representative from Georgia; born in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass., March 9, 1822; attended the common schools; moved to Georgia in 1835 with his parents, who settled…
LOWNDES, Lloyd, Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 21, 1845; attended the common schools; was graduated from Allegheny…
MARTIN, Charles Drake, a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, August 5, 1829; attended the public schools and Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; studied law; was…
