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2001 People in the News

Danny Almonte,Jessie Arbogast, 8,Lord Jeffrey Archer,Lori Berenson, 31,Silvio Berlusconi,Osama bin Laden,Thomas Blanton, Jr.,Barry Bonds,Veronica “Roni” Bowers,David Brock,Jennifer Capriati,…

Perot, H. Ross

(Encyclopedia) Perot, H. Ross (Henry Ross Perot), 1930–2019, American business executive and political leader, b. Texarkana, Tex., as Henry Ray Perot, grad. Annapolis, 1953. In 1957 he resigned his…

Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Scotland, political division of Great Britain (2011 pop. 5,295,000), 30,414 sq mi (78,772 sq km), comprising the northern portion of the island of Great Britain and many surrounding…

Stuart, Esmé, 1st duke of Lennox

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Esmé, 1st duke of LennoxStuart or Stewart, Esmé, 1st duke of Lennoxĕzˈmē [key], 1542?–1583, Scottish nobleman; cousin to James VI of Scotland (later James I of…

Mary of Modena

(Encyclopedia) Mary of ModenaMary of Modenamŏdˈĭnə [key], 1658–1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was…

James II, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona

(Encyclopedia) James II, c.1260–1327, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1291–1327), king of Sicily (1285–95). He succeeded his father, Peter III, in Sicily and his brother, Alfonso III, in…

Figures and Legends in American Folklore

Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774-1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest.Billy the Kid (…

Best Actor Nominees, 2011

The 83rd Academy Award Best Actor Nominees Read biographies of the Best Actor nominees. Find out about all the nominees, from last year's winner Jeff Bridges to front-runner Colin Firth…

James I, king of Majorca

(Encyclopedia) James I, 1243–1311, king of Majorca (1276–1311), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of Montpellier, son of James I of Aragón. In 1278 he was forced to become a vassal of his…