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Pisa, Council of

(Encyclopedia) Pisa, Council of, 1409, unrecognized council of the Roman Catholic Church. It was summoned to end the Great Schism (see Schism, Great) by members of the colleges of cardinals of the…

Lugo Méndez, Fernando Armindo

(Encyclopedia) Lugo Méndez, Fernando Armindo 1949–, Paraguayan priest and political leader. Inspired by the principles of social justice inherent in liberation theology, which swept Latin America in…

Casey Martin

Casey MartinBorn: June 2, 1972Golfer suffers from a birth defect in his right leg known as Klippel-Trenauney-Webber Syndrome; won lawsuit against the PGA Tour for the right to use a golf cart…

Petar Mladenov 2000 Deaths

Petar MladenovAge: 63 Bulgarian Communist politician who served as president from 1989 to 1990. A reformer, Mladenov called for parliamentary elections to end Communism's grip on the country…

Eddie Mathews

Eddie MathewsBorn: Oct. 13, 1931Baseball 3B led NL in HRs twice (1953,59); hit 30 or more home runs 9 straight years; 512 career HRs.Died: Feb. 18, 2001Pedro MartinezK - MChristy Mathewson…

John Milner 2000 Deaths

John MilnerAge: 50 OF-1B who played on pennant-winning teams with the Mets in 1973 and the Pirates in 1979; led the Mets in HRs his first three full years in the majors; .306 average in 10…

Cy Young Award

Cy Young AwardNL and AL CombinedSeparate League Awards Voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America. One award was presented from 1956-66, two since 1967. Pitchers who won the MVP…

All About My Mother

Director/Writer:Pedro AlmodovarSony Pictures Classics; NR; 101 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Cecilia Roth, Antonia San Juan, Penelope Cruz All About My Mother is a superb film from Spain's Pedro…