(Encyclopedia) Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent…
(Encyclopedia) RurikRurikr&oomacr;ˈrĭk [key], d. 879, semilegendary Varangian warrior, regarded as the founder of the princely dynasty of Kievan Rus. Rurik and his two brothers, at the head of an…
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(Gaetano Albert Lombardo)band leader, impressario, speed boat racerBorn: 6/19/1902Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada Popular band leader who added the phrase “the sweetest music this side of…
(Encyclopedia) Charles III or Charles the Fat, 839–88, emperor of the West (881–87), king of the East Franks (882–87), and king of the West Franks (884–87); son of Louis the German, at whose death he…
(Encyclopedia) JudahJudahj&oomacr;ˈdə [key]. 1 In the Bible he is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. In the Book of Genesis, Judah…
musicianBorn: April 24, 1967Birthplace: Marysville, Washington At age 11, Patty Schemel learned how to play the drums. By age 15, she had formed her first band, Sybil,…
musician, singer, song writerBirthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Harmonica man John Popper wanted to become a musician after seeing the film The Blues Brothers (1980). Popper tried the piano, the cello,…
Night of the Hunters: Artemis and ApolloClassical MythologyThe A Team: Olympians AllFirst in War, First in Peace: AthenaThree's a Crowd: The Olympian Love TriangleFirst of the Red-Hot Lovers:…
musician, songwriter, composerBorn: 8/12/1949Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Mark Knopfler is best known as the songwriter, lead guitarist, and singer for the band Dire Straits, which first gained…
