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Lyons, First Council of

(Encyclopedia) Lyons, First Council ofLyons, First Council oflyôNˈ [key], 1245, 13th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened at Lyons, France, by Pope Innocent IV to deal with his…

Victoria, empress of Germany

(Encyclopedia) Victoria (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa), 1840–1901, empress of Germany, daughter of Victoria of England. In 1858 she married the German crown prince (later Emperor Frederick III).…

Dingell, John David, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Dingell, John David, Jr., 1928–2019, American congressman, b. Colorado Springs, Colo.; grad. Georgetown Univ. (B.S., 1949; J.D., 1952). He served in the Army (1944–46) and after a…

Soap Box Derby

All-American Soap Box Derby At the 67th annual Soap Box Derby on a rain-soaked track in Akron, Ohio, Hilary Pearson won the Masters division, RickiLea Murphy…

Köpenick

(Encyclopedia) KöpenickKöpenickköˈpənĭk [key], district of Berlin, E Germany, at the confluence of the Spree and Dahme rivers. It is an industrial center and a tourist spot, with forests and large…

Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: W

Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

Black Religious Leaders

Notable African-American Religious Leaders   Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders…

Muhammad Ali Timeline

The ups and downs of the champ's career 1942 Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on Jan. 17, in Louisville, Ky., to Odessa and Cassius, Sr. (a sign and mural painter…

Burbidge, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Burbidge, Margaret, 1925–2020, Anglo-American astronomer, b. England as Eleanor Margaret Peachey. Burbidge; her husband, Geoffrey Burbidge; William Fowler; and Sir Fred Hoyle showed (…