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Carlos Santana Biography

Carlos SantanamusicianBorn: 7/20/1947Birthplace: Autlan De Navarro, Mexico The guitar-playing legend's blend of blues, rock, and Afro-Cuban rhythms has kept him visible on the popular music front for…

Lusignan

(Encyclopedia) LusignanLusignanlüzēnyäNˈ [key], French noble family. The name is derived from a castle in Poitou, built, according to legend, by Mélusine. The family was powerful in the Middle Ages…

Waterloo campaign

(Encyclopedia) Waterloo campaign, last action of the Napoleonic Wars, ending with the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon I, who escaped from Elba in Feb., 1815, and entered Paris on Mar. 20, soon faced a…

Jacob Beeson BLAIR, Congress, WV (1821-1901)

BLAIR Jacob Beeson , a Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 11, 1821; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1844;…

A Simple Wish

Director: Michael RitchieWriter: Jeff RothbergDirector of Photography:Ralf BodeEditor:Wil-liam ScharfMusic:Bruce BroughtonProduction Designer:Stephen HendricksonProducers:Sid, Bill and Jon…

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Director: Jon AmielWriters: Robert Farrar and Howard FranklinDirector of Photography:Robert StevensEditor:Pamela PowerMusic:Chris YoungProduction Designer:Jim ClayProducers:Arnon Milchan,…

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