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Rodgers, Jimmie
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Jimmie (James Charles Rodgers), 1897–1933, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter often called “the father of country music…Rayonnant style
(Encyclopedia) Rayonnant styleRayonnant stylerāˈənănt [key], the middle period (c.1240–1350) of French Gothic architecture, so termed from the characteristic radiating tracery of the rose window. In…Milhaud, Darius
(Encyclopedia) Milhaud, DariusMilhaud, Dariusdäryüsˈ mēyōˈ [key], 1892–1974, French composer. Milhaud studied at the Paris Conservatory. In Brazil (1917–19) as an aide to Paul Claudel, poet and…Agnew, Spiro Theodore
(Encyclopedia) Agnew, Spiro TheodoreAgnew, Spiro Theodorespērˈō [key], 1918–96, 39th Vice President of the United States (1969–73), b. Baltimore. Admitted to the bar in 1949, he entered politics as a…Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.bûrˈlē [key], 1895–1971, American lawyer and public official, b. Boston. Admitted to the bar in 1916, he served in World War I and…Selborne, Roundell Palmer, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Selborne, Roundell Palmer, 1st earl ofSelborne, Roundell Palmer, 1st earl ofsĕlˈbôrn [key], 1812–95, British jurist and statesman. Called to the bar in 1837, he entered Parliament in…Sloan, John
(Encyclopedia) Sloan, John, 1871–1951, American painter and etcher, b. Lock Haven, Pa. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked for 12 years as an illustrator on the…Abidjan
(Encyclopedia) Abidjan Abidjan ăbĭjänˈ [key], city (2021 est. pop. 27,263,180 ), former capital of Côte d'Ivoire, a port on the Ébrié Lagoon (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea…Ingersoll, Robert Green
(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833–99, American orator and lawyer, b. Dresden, N.Y. The son of a Congregational minister who eventually settled in Illinois, Ingersoll was admitted (1854) to…Choate, Joseph Hodges
(Encyclopedia) Choate, Joseph HodgesChoate, Joseph Hodgeschōt [key], 1832–1917, American lawyer and diplomat, b. Salem, Mass.; nephew of Rufus Choate. After being admitted (1855) to the bar, he moved…Trending
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