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Bille Burke Biography
Bille Burke(Mary William Ethelbert Appleton)actressBorn: 8/7/1885Birthplace: Washington, D.C. The daughter of a singing clown in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Burke began acting at a young age and…Bill Pullman Biography
Bill Pullman actor, producerBorn: 12/17/1954Birthplace: Hornell, New York Playing the President of the United States in the film Independence Day (1996) was not Bill Pullman's original plan.…Bill Paxton Biography
Bill Paxton actorBorn: 5/17/1955Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas With a film like the blockbuster Titanic (1997) on his resume, the future looks promising for Paxton. But that was not always the…Bill Cosby Biography
Bill Cosbyactor, comedianBorn: 7/12/1937Birthplace: Philadelphia Emmy and Grammy Award-winning television and film actor and comedian who was the first African-American to star in a television…Bill Monroe Biography
Bill Monroe bluegrass musicianBorn: 9/13/1911Birthplace: Rosine, Kentucky The father of bluegrass, Monroe created the genre with his mandolin playing, high, lonesome tenor and nostalgic songs.…Cody
(Encyclopedia) Cody Cody kōˈdē [key], city (2020 pop. 10,028), seat of Park co., NW Wyo., on the Shoshone…veto
(Encyclopedia) veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or…Home Rule
(Encyclopedia) Home Rule, in Irish and English history, political slogan adopted by Irish nationalists in the 19th cent. to describe their objective of self-government for Ireland. Escalating…indictment
(Encyclopedia) indictmentindictmentĭndītˈmənt [key], in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by…bill of exchange
(Encyclopedia) bill of exchange: see draft.