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(Encyclopedia) Rivers, Richard Woodville, 1st Earl, d. 1469, English nobleman. He was knighted (1426) by Henry VI and acquired wealth and power by marrying (c.1436) Jacquetta of Luxemburg, widow of John of Lancaster...
(Encyclopedia) salsa
sälˈsə, sôlˈ–
[key], American popular music developed largely in New York City during
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(Encyclopedia) d'Amboise, Jacques
zhäk dămbwäzˈ
[key], 1934–2021, American dancer and choreographer, b. Dedham,
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(Encyclopedia) Connally, John Bowden, Jr. kŏnˈəlē [key], 1917–93, U.S. public official, b. Floresville, Tex. A lawyer, he became associated with Lyndon B. Johnson, managed the latter's successful senatorial ca...
(Encyclopedia) Katzenbach, Nicholas deBelleville kătˈsənbăk [key], 1922–2012, U.S. attorney general (1965–66), b. Philadelphia. He served (1950–56) as adviser in the office of the general counsel to the se...
(Encyclopedia) Tyson, Cecily,
1924-2021, American actress, b. East Harlem, N.Y. Of Caribbean heritage,
Tyson began working as a model while studying acting in the la...
(Encyclopedia) Ban Ki-Moon bän gē-mo͞on [key], 1944–, South Korean diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (2007–16), b. Chungju, grad. Seoul National Univ. (B.S., 1970), Kennedy School of Governmen...
(Encyclopedia) Sahl, Mort,
1927-2021, American comedian and social commentator, b. Montreal, Canada, as
Morton Lyon Sahl, Univ. of Southern Calirofnia (B.A., 1950). ...
(Encyclopedia) LL Cool J , 1968-
, African-American rapper and actor, b. Queens, N.Y., as James Todd Smith.
Smith had a tragic upbringing, with his father shooting bo...
(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, American public official and diplomat, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1937–44, 1947–53), b. Nahant, Mass.; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge. He was a journalist ...