(Encyclopedia) ice dancing, ice-skating competition in which couples are required to perform dance routines to music. The sport gained popularity in the 1930s and the first world championships were…
(Encyclopedia) Gibbs, James, 1682–1754, English architect, b. Scotland, studied in Rome under Carlo Fontana. Returning to England in 1709, he was appointed a member of the commission authorized to…
ROBERDEAU, Daniel, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born on the island of St. Christopher, West Indies, in 1727; immigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia, Pa., in boyhood;…
actressBorn: 3/19/1947Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut Tony Award-winning stage and film actress who surprised many when she displayed a strong soprano in Broadway's Sunset Boulevard (1994–95).…
HAILE, William, a Representative from Mississippi; born in 1797; moved to Mississippi and settled in Woodville, Wilkinson County; member of the State house of representatives in 1826; elected…
CAMPBELL, John (of California), a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Orange County, Calif., July 19, 1955; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.; M.S., University…
CAMPBELL, John (of California), a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Orange County, Calif., July 19, 1955; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.; M.S.,…
(Parker Christian Posey)actressBorn: 11/8/1968Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Parker Posey left the North Carolina School for the Arts just three weeks before graduating to take a part on the CBS…
rapperBorn: 7/17/1962 Died: 4/19/2010Best Known as: rapper in the duo Gang Starr Born Keith Elam, Guru began his career in the mid-1980s as MC Keithy E. After dropping…
