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Peter III, czar of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Peter III, 1728–62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick, dispossessed duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. He succeeded to the…Parma, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) ParmaParmapärˈmä [key], city (1991 pop. 170,520), capital of Parma prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Parma River and on the Aemilian Way. It is a rich agricultural market, a…George II, king of Greece
(Encyclopedia) George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George,…Belmondo, Jean-Paul
(Encyclopedia) Belmondo, Jean-PaulBelmondo, Jean-PaulzhäN-pōl bĕlmôNdōˈ [key], 1933–, French film actor, b. Neuilly-sur-Seine, studied Paris Conservatory. Belmondo made his film debut in 1957, but…West, Paul Noden
(Encyclopedia) West, Paul Noden, 1930–2015, British-American writer, b. Eckington, Derbyshire, England, B.A. Univ. of Birmingham (1950), M.A. Columbia (1953). After serving in the Royal Air Force and…Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (table)
(Encyclopedia) Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Year Recipient(s) 1969 Ragnar FrischJan Tinbergen 1970 Paul A. Samuelson 1971 Simon Kuznets 1972 Sir John R…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: 1786
by Robert Burns 178517871786ContentsThe Auld Farmer's New-Year-Morning Salutation To His Auld Mare, MaggieThe Twa DogsThe Author's Earnest Cry And PrayerThe OrdinationEpistle To James SmithThe…John Paul II, the Papacy, and the Roman Catholic Church
compiled by Borgna Brunner Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyla) 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005) Birthplace: Wadowice, Poland Update: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger becomes Pope…November 2016: Paul Ryan Nominated as Speaker of the House
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of November 2016. 1. Two Police Officers Killed in Iowa in Separate Attacks 2.…Paul William CRONIN, Congress, MA (1938-1997)
CRONIN Paul William , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 14, 1938; B.A., Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1962; M.P.A., Harvard University,…