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Brewer's: Papal Slippers

(The) are wrought with a cross of rubies over each instep. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PaperPapa A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Lombardi, Vince

(Encyclopedia) Lombardi, Vince (Vincent Thomas Lombardi), 1913–70, American football coach, b. New York City. As a student at Fordham, he was a member of the famed “Seven Blocks of Granite” line.…

Starr, Bart

(Encyclopedia) Starr, Bart (Bryan Bartlett Starr), 1934–2019, American football player and coach, b. Montgomery, Ala. He was a quarterback for the Univ. of Alabama (1952–55), where he helped the team…

Vince Guaraldi Biography

Vince Guaraldijazz pianist and composerBorn: July 17, 1928Birthplace: San Francisco, California Jazz pianist Vincent Anthony Guaraldi is best known for creating the "Charlie Brown sound" for such…

Vince Lombardi Biography

Vince LombardiBorn: June 11, 1913Football coached Green Bay to 5 NFL titles; won first 2 Super Bowls (1967-68); died as NFL's all-time winningest coach with percentage of .740 (105-35-6);…

Vince Vaughn Biography

Vince Vaughn actorBorn: 3/28/1970Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Vaughn had roles in Rudy (1993) and At Risk (1994) before making his breakthrough in Swingers (1996). That performance…

Vince Welnick 2006 Deaths

Vince WelnickAge: 55 keyboardist who played with the Grateful Dead from 1990–1995 and with the bands the Tubes and Missing Man Formation. Died: Forestville, Calif., June 2, 2006Caspar…

Liberal Democrats, British political party

(Encyclopedia) Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal…

Holy See Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Holy See Index: People and History Government and Institutions Foreign Relations U.S.-Holy See Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYAlmost all of Vatican City's…