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Bacharach, Burt
(Encyclopedia) Bacharach, Burt Bacharach, Burt băkˈərăkˌ [key], 1928–2023, American composer, arranger, and conductor…Ferdinand VII, king of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand VII, 1784–1833, king of Spain (1808–33), son of Charles IV and María Luisa. Excluded from a role in the government, he became the center of intrigues against the chief…Strauss, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Strauss, RichardStrauss, Richardrĭkhˈärt shtrous [key], 1864–1949, German composer. Strauss brought to a culmination the development of the 19th-century symphonic poem, and was a…The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger: Conscripted Motherhood
A New Truth Emerges "Children Troop Down From Heaven...." Conscripted Motherhood "Their poor, old ravaged and stiffened faces, their poor, old bodies dried up with ceaseless toil, their…The Pivot of Civilization: Conscripted Motherhood
by Margaret Sanger A New Truth Emerges"Children Troop Down From Heaven...."Conscripted Motherhood "Their poor, old ravaged and stiffened faces, their poor, old bodies dried up…World Cup Preview: 2010
An African nation hosts soccer's biggest event for the first time by Catherine McNiff Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup LeadersAll-…Gil Robles, José María
(Encyclopedia) Gil Robles, José MaríaGil Robles, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä hēl rōˈblās [key], 1898–1980, Spanish politician. In 1931, after the proclamation of the Second Republic, he became leader of…Jones, George Glenn
(Encyclopedia) Jones, George Glenn, 1931–2013, American country music singer and guitarist, b. Saratoga, Tex. Influenced by Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, he began recording in 1954; among his early…Young, Al
(Encyclopedia) Young, Al (Albert James), 1939-2021, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (BA, 1969), African-American poet, b. Ocean Springs, Ms. The son of…Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)
(Encyclopedia) Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)bärtōlôtˈsē vĕsˈtrĭs [key], 1797–1856, English actress and manager, the first woman to be a lessee of a…