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Schrieffer, John Robert

(Encyclopedia) Schrieffer, John Robert, 1931–2019, American physicist, b., Oak Park, Ill., Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois, 1957. Schrieffer was a professor at the Univ. of Chicago (1957–60), the Univ. of…

1990 Academy Awards

The 1990 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1991 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best PictureAwakenings, Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, producers (Columbia)Dances…

Ferdinand VI, king of Spain

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand VI, b. 1712 or 1713, d. 1759, king of Spain (1746–59), son of Philip V by his first queen, Marie Louise of Savoy. When Ferdinand succeeded his father, his stepmother,…

Carle, Eric

(Encyclopedia) Carle, Eric, 1929–2021, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Syracuse, N.Y. Although born in the U.S., Carle was raised…

Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez

(Encyclopedia) Cabrillo, Juan RodríguezCabrillo, Juan Rodríguezhwän rôᵺrēˈgāth käbrēˈlyō [key], Port. João Rodrigues Cabrilho, d. 1543, Spanish conquistador and discoverer of California, b. Portugal…

Allen, Woody

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Woody, 1935–, American actor, writer, and director, one of contemporary America's leading filmmakers, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Allen began his career…

Barbara Ann MIKULSKI, Congress, MD (1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-2017 Party: Democrat MIKULSKI Barbara Ann , a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., July 20, 1936; graduated, Mount St. Agnes College…

Barbara Bailey KENNELLY, Congress, CT (1936)

KENNELLY Barbara Bailey , a Representative from Connecticut; born Barbara Ann Bailey, in Hartford, Conn., July 10, 1936; attended St. Joseph Cathedral School; graduated from Mount St. Joseph…

Santa Barbara County, CA Census Data

California Santa Barbara County, California People QuickFactsSanta Barbara CountyCaliforniaPopulation, 2005 estimate 400,76236,132,147Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005…