CHEADLE Joseph Bonaparte , a Representative from Indiana;
born in Perrysville, Vermillion County, Ind., August 14, 1842;
attended the common schools;
entered Asbury (now De Pauw) University,…
(Encyclopedia) Senanayake, Don StephenSenanayake, Don Stephensĕnənäˈyəkə [key], 1884–1952, prime minister (1947–52) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka). He entered politics in 1922 and became a prominent…
(Encyclopedia) Budge, Don (John Donald Budge), 1915–2000, American tennis player, b. Oakland, Calif. A powerful, consistent player, Budge was the first person to capture the sport's grand slam,…
(Encyclopedia) Buell, Don Carlos, 1818–98, Union general in the Civil War, b. near Marietta, Ohio, grad. West Point, 1841. Buell was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in the Civil War (May,…
is do-on, as “Don your bonnet.” (See Doff, Dup.) Then up he rose, and donned his clothes, And dupp'd the chamber door. Shakespeare: Hamlet, iv. 5. Don A man of mark, an aristocrat. At…
Music:Gaetano DonizettiLibretto:Donizetti and Giovanni RuffiniPremiere:Paris, January 3, 1843 Donizetti's exuberant farce chronicles the illfated attempts of elderly bachelor Don Pasquale to…
Don McLeansinger, songwriterBorn: 10/2/1945Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Don McLean has recorded more than 20 albums in a musical career that has spanned more than 25 years. But most…
Don SchollanderBorn: Apr. 30, 1946Swimming won 4 gold medals at 1964 Olympics, plus one gold and one silver in 1968; won Sullivan Award in 1964.Mike SchmidtR - TDick Schultz
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