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The Royal Family

The Queen Mum Turns 100! Britain honors the country's most beloved royal by David Johnson The Queen Mother arrives at London's Guildhall for a celebratory lunch in her honor on June 27, 2000. The…

1990 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1990 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“Oh Girl” Paul Young (Columbia)“I Don't Have the Heart” James Ingram (Warner Bros.)“Release Me” Wilson Phillips (SBK)“Club at the End of the Street”…

Garey, Thomas Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Garey, Thomas Andrew, 1830–1909, American pioneer in citrus culture, b. Cincinnati. He traveled from Iowa to California by ox team (1849–52). In 1865 he built a citrus nursery on land…

Garnier, Tony

(Encyclopedia) Garnier, Tony, 1869–1948, French architect. His greatest achievement was in urban planning. After his study of sociological and architectural problems of an industrial city, he began…

Günther, Johann Christian

(Encyclopedia) Günther, Johann ChristianGünther, Johann Christianyōˈhän krĭsˈtyän [key]Günther, Johann Christian günˈtər [key], 1695–1723, German lyric poet. The young Goethe was inspired by the…

Matthew, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Matthew, Saint, in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. Also called Levi, he was a publican (tax collector) from Capernaum. Since the 2d cent. the first Gospel (see Matthew,…

Dane, Clemence

(Encyclopedia) Dane, Clemence, pseud. of Winifred Ashton, 1888–1965, English novelist and playwright. She was an artist, teacher, and actress before she turned to writing. Her first novel, A Regiment…