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Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deLuynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deshärl dälbĕrˈ dük də lüēnˈ [key], 1578–1621, constable of France, minister and favorite of King Louis XIII. With the…

Burleson, Albert Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Albert SidneyBurleson, Albert Sidneybûrˈləsən [key], 1863–1937, U.S. Postmaster General (1913–21), b. San Marcos, Tex.; grandson of Edward Burleson. He was a lawyer of Austin…

Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks

(Encyclopedia) Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks (France), son of King Louis II (Louis the Stammerer). He became joint ruler with his brother Louis III in 879. His reign was disturbed by…

Albert Hakim 2003 Deaths

Albert HakimAge: 66 Iranian-born California businessman who, through a complicated web of bank accounts and transactions, financed and helped to organize the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s.…

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

English royalty who mourned her husband's death for 40 years by David Johnson Victoria was a lively, cheerful girl, fond of drawing and painting. She ascended the throne of England in…

Albert Turner 2000 Deaths

Albert TurnerAge: 64 civil rights leader who was one of the leaders of the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Died: Selma, Ala., April 13, 2000 John TukeyR - ZEric…

Albert Henry Wiggin Biography

Albert Henry WigginbankerBorn: 1868Birthplace: Medfield, Mass. Considered somewhat of a Wunderkind when he became youngest vice president ever at Chase National Bank at 36, he had already…

Albert Wolff 1998 Deaths

Albert WolffAge: 95 federal law enforment agent who combated the illegal operations of Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago, as one of Eliot Ness's incorruptible “Untouchables.” Died: March…

Albert Lippert 1998 Deaths

Albert LippertAge: 72 garment industry executive who became a founder of Weight Watchers International. Died: Feb. 28, 1998.Arthur LinkG - LAd Liska

Marv Albert, 1997 News

sportscaster who became the focus of a lurid media feeding frenzy when he went on trial on felony charges of forcible sodomy. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges.