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Jeter, Derek Sanderson
(Encyclopedia)Jeter, Derek Sanderson, 1974–, American baseball player, b. Pequannock, N.J. Drafted by the New York Yankees' in 1992, he played in the minors until he was first called up in 1995. His first full se...Rice, Jerry Lee
(Encyclopedia)Rice, Jerry Lee, 1962–, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice subsequently p...Selma
(Encyclopedia)Selma, city (1990 pop. 23,755), seat of Dallas co., S central Ala., on the Alabama River, in a fertile farm area; inc. 1820. Machinery, paper products, construction materials, transportation equipment...Puget, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Puget, Pierre pyĕr püzhāˈ [key], 1622–94, French painter and sculptor. At 17 he went on foot to Italy, where he worked for Pietro da Cortona on the ceilings of the Barberini and Pitti palaces. M...Paige, Satchel
(Encyclopedia)Paige, Satchel (Leroy Paige) săchˈəl pāj [key], 1906–82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. He began pitching in 1924, joined his first professional team two years later, and became a sta...Peacock, Thomas Love
(Encyclopedia)Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785–1866, English novelist and poet. He was employed by the East India Company from 1819 to 1856, serving as its chief examiner the final 20 years. Peacock's novels, comic and...Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr. läfˈēt älākhänˈdrō pēnˈkī, pĭnˈ– [key], 1946–, Panamanian jockey, b. Panama City. He began racing in Panama and came to the United States in 1965. Known ...Surtees, Robert Smith
(Encyclopedia)Surtees, Robert Smith sûrˈtēz [key], 1803–64, English novelist. He created John Jorrocks, the sporting grocer, who appears in Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities (1838), a series of humorous sketches ...Cooperstown
(Encyclopedia)Cooperstown, residential and resort village (2020 pop. 1,738), seat of Otsego co., E central N.Y., on the Susquehanna River and Otsego Lake; inc. 1807. ...Crabbe, George
(Encyclopedia)Crabbe, George, 1754–1832, English poet, b. Aldeburgh, Suffolk. After practicing medicine for a short time, he went to London in 1780, hoping to earn money by his writing. He was befriended by Edmun...Browse by Subject
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