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Freebird

The Question: Why do people yell "Freebird!" at concerts? The Answer: "Freebird" was recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 for their debut album. (It's also spelled…

Medici, Giuliano de'

(Encyclopedia) Medici, Giuliano de'Medici, Giuliano de'j&oomacr;lyäˈnō [key]Medici, Giuliano de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1479–1516, duke of Nemours (1515–16); younger son of Lorenzo de…

Savonarola, Girolamo

(Encyclopedia) Savonarola, GirolamoSavonarola, Girolamojērōˈlämō sävōnärōˈlä [key], 1452–98, Italian religious reformer, b. Ferrara. He joined (1475) the Dominicans. In 1481 he went to San Marco, the…

Medici, Italian family

(Encyclopedia) MediciMedicimĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Of obscure origin, they rose to immense wealth as…

Wilkinson, Florence (Mrs. Wilfrid Muir Evans)

Wilkinson, Florence (Mrs. Wilfrid Muir Evans)[1878-?](1)<F. W. Evans>Born at Tarrytown, N.Y. Miss Wilkinson studied at Chicago University and other American colleges and afterwards at…

Elias FLORENCE, Congress, OH (1797-1880)

FLORENCE Elias , a Representative from Ohio; born in Fauquier County, Va., February 15, 1797; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Ohio and settled in…

Civitali, Matteo

(Encyclopedia) Civitali, MatteoCivitali, Matteomät–tĕˈō chēvētäˈlē [key], 1436–1501, Italian sculptor and architect, born and worked in Lucca, where his work is best represented. Trained in Florence…

Albertinelli, Mariotto

(Encyclopedia) Albertinelli, MariottoAlbertinelli, Mariottomäryôtˈtō älbārtēnĕlˈlē [key], 1474–1515, Italian painter. A product of the Florentine school of the High Renaissance, Albertinelli was…

Torricelli, Evangelista

(Encyclopedia) Torricelli, EvangelistaTorricelli, Evangelistaāvänjālēˈstä tōr-rēchĕlˈlē [key], 1608–47, Italian physicist and mathematician. He was Galileo's secretary (1641–42) and his successor as…