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Brancovan, Constantine
(Encyclopedia) Brancovan, ConstantineBrancovan, Constantinebrän-kōvänˈ [key], 1654–1714, prince of Walachia (1688–1714). A skillful politician who secured domestic peace, he furthered Walachia's…Iwao Takamoto 2007 Deaths
Iwao TakamotoAge: 81 Japanese-American animator who created the canine detective Scooby-Doo. He learned animation in an internment camp in California during World War II. Takamoto worked on…The Stepford Wives<span class="date" > (1975)</span>
Anchor; $14.98; PGDirector: Bryan ForbesCast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson and Nanette Newman This creepy thriller about the women of Stepford, Connecticut, has been as…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 31, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 30, 1805November 1, 1805October 31, 1805 October 31st Thursday 1805 a cloudey raney morning I proceed down the river to view it more at…Pugachev, Emelian Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Pugachev, Emelian IvanovichPugachev, Emelian Ivanovichyĭmĭlyänˈ ēväˈnəvĭch p&oomacr;gəchôfˈ [key], c.1742–75, Russian peasant leader, head of the peasant rebellion of 1773–74. A…Elizabeth, czarina of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1709–62, czarina of Russia (1741–62), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She gained the throne by overthrowing the young czar, Ivan VI, and the regency of his mother, Anna…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Appendix
Contents The Poet I II Fragments on the Poet and the Poetic Gift I II III IV V Fragments Fragments on Nature and Life Nature The Earth The Heavens…Peter Arnett, 2003 News
broadcast journalist, was dismissed by NBC in March after he criticized the U.S.-led operation in Iraq in an interview on Iraqi state TV. “The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi…Peter Stone 2003 Deaths
Peter StoneAge: 73 playwright and screenwriter who was the first scribe to win an Oscar, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. His credits include Broadway's 1776 and the films Father Goose and…Peter Safar 2003 Deaths
Peter SafarAge: 79 pioneering anesthesiologist who developed the lifesaving technique cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and closed-chest…