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Franco Harris

Franco HarrisBorn: Mar. 7, 1950Football RB ran for over 1,000 yards in a season 8 times; rushed for 12,120 yards in 13 years; led Pittsburgh to 4 Super Bowl titles.Tom HarmonG - JLeon Hart…

Tissot, James Joseph Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Tissot, James Joseph JacquesTissot, James Joseph Jacqueszhāmz zhôzĕfˈ zhäk tēsōˈ [key], 1836–1902, French painter and etcher. After participating in the Franco-Prussian War he stayed…

Franco Harris Biography

Franco HarrisBorn: Mar. 7, 1950Football RB ran for over 1,000 yards in a season 8 times; rushed for 12,120 yards in 13 years; led Pittsburgh to 4 Super Bowl titles.Tom HarmonG - JLeon Hart…

Franco Corelli 2003 Deaths

Franco CorelliAge: 82 charismatic Italian tenor known for his performances as Calaf in Puccini's Turandot and as Cavaradossi in Tosca. In 1961, he made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera,…

Franco, Francisco

(Encyclopedia) Franco, FranciscoFranco, Franciscofränthēsˈkō frängˈkō [key], 1892–1975, Spanish general and caudillo [leader]. He became a general at the age of 32 after commanding the Spanish…

Serrano Súñer, Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Serrano Súñer, RamónSerrano Súñer, Ramónrämōnˈ sĕräˈnō s&oomacr;nyĕrˈ [key], 1901–2003, Spanish politician. A conservative member of the Cortes (1933–36), he joined his brother-in-…

Franco-German War

(Encyclopedia) Franco-German War, 1870–71: see Franco-Prussian War.

Modigliani, Franco

(Encyclopedia) Modigliani, Franco, 1918–2003, American economist, b. Rome. Jewish, antifascist, and trained as a lawyer, he fled Mussolini's Italy in 1938, settling in the United States in 1939,…