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Diana Ross Biography

Diana Rosssinger, actressBorn: 3/26/1944Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A singer that helped define the Motown sound, Diana Ross joined several residents from a Detroit housing project to create the…

Egeria

(Encyclopedia) EgeriaEgeriaējērˈēə [key], in Roman religion and mythology, goddess or nymph of fountains. Consort and adviser of King Numa, she was also identified with Diana and worshiped as a…

1994 Tony Awards

PlayAngels in America: PerestroikaMusicalPassionRevival—PlayAn Inspector CallsRevival—MusicalCarouselActor—PlayStephen Spinella, Angels in America: PerestroikaActress—PlayDiana Rigg,…

Diana Mosley 2003 Deaths

Diana MosleyAge: 93 glamorous British intellect and socialite who created a scandal in 1932 when she left her husband, Bryan Guinness, for Oswald Mosley, a leader of the British Union of…

Diana, Princess of Wales Biography

Diana, Princess of Wales(Lady Diana Frances Spencer)former princessBorn: 7/1/1961Birthplace: Sandringham, Norfolk, England Popular member of the British royal family whose death in a…

Constable, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Constable, HenryConstable, Henrykŏnˈstəbəl [key], 1562–1613, English poet. After graduating from Cambridge in 1580 he went to Paris, where the atmosphere was more congenial for one of…

Hyde Park, park, London, England

(Encyclopedia) Hyde Park, 615 acres (249 hectares) in Westminster borough, London, England. Once the manor of Hyde, a part of the old Westminster Abbey property, it became a deer park under Henry…

Frank D. RIGGS, Congress, CA (1950)

RIGGS Frank D. , a Representative from California; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 5, 1950; B.A., Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif., 1980; United States Army,…

Lewis RIGGS, Congress, NY (1789-1870)

RIGGS Lewis , a Representative from New York; born in Norfolk, Conn., January 16, 1789; attended the common schools and schools of Latin and Greek; was apprenticed to the carpenter's trade;…

Leochares

(Encyclopedia) LeocharesLeochareslēŏkˈərēz [key], fl. 4th cent. b.c., Greek sculptor, probably an Athenian. Leochares was associated in the decoration of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. He is known…