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Bowie, David
(Encyclopedia)Bowie, David, 1947–2016, British rock-and-roll singer and songwriter who successfully, merged rock, art, and fashion, b. London as David Robert Jones. After singing with five different bands in the ...Yamamoto, Kansai
(Encyclopedia)Yamamoto, Kansai, 1944–2020, Japanese fashion designer, known as Kansai. Essentially self-taught, he showed his first collection in London in 1971. The theatrical garments, with an exotic, oriental ...Bowie, James
(Encyclopedia)Bowie, James bo͞oˈē, bōˈē [key], c.1796–1836, American frontiersman, b. Logan co., Ky. With his brother, Rezin, he engaged in land speculation in Louisiana and Arkansas. In Texas from 1828, Bo...Bowie
(Encyclopedia)Bowie bo͞oˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 58,329), Prince Georges co., W central Md.; inc. 1916....Little Richard
(Encyclopedia)Little Richard, 1935–2020, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded such tunes as “Tutti Frutti,” “Long...Travis, William Barrett
(Encyclopedia)Travis, William Barrett trăvˈĭs [key], 1809–36, hero of the Texas Revolution, b. Edgefield co., S.C. He moved to Claiborne, Ala., where he practiced law. Travis later moved (1831) to Texas and so...Opelousas
(Encyclopedia)Opelousas ŏpəlo͞oˈsəs [key], city (1990 pop. 18,151), seat of St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc. 1821. Its industries are based chiefly on the agricultural products and livestock of the surro...Kuhn, Bowie Kent
(Encyclopedia)Kuhn, Bowie Kent bo͞oˈē, kyo͞on [key], 1926–2007, American lawyer and commissioner of baseball, b. Takoma Park, Md. He was legal counsel for the baseball club owners before his election as commi...MacPhail, Larry
(Encyclopedia)MacPhail, Larry (Leland Stanford MacPhail, Sr.), 1890–1975, American baseball and business executive, b. Cass City, Mich., grad. George Washington Univ. (LL.B., 1910). After serving in World War I, ...Fort Bowie National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Fort Bowie National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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