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Zumárraga, Juan de

(Encyclopedia) Zumárraga, Juan deZumárraga, Juan dehwän dā th&oomacr;mäˈrägä [key], 1468–1548, Spanish churchman, first bishop of Mexico, a Franciscan. Going to Mexico in 1528, he became…

Turku

(Encyclopedia) TurkuTurkut&oobreve;rˈk&oomacr; [key], Swed. Åbo, city (1998 pop. 170,931), capital of Western Finland prov., SW Finland, at the mouth of the Aurajoki River on the Baltic Sea.…

Warham, William

(Encyclopedia) Warham, WilliamWarham, Williamwôrˈəm [key], 1450?–1532, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury. He studied at Oxford and became widely known in England for his legal ability, went…

Tower of London

(Encyclopedia) Tower of London, ancient fortress in London, England, just east of the City and on the north bank of the Thames, covering about 13 acres (5.3 hectares). Now used mainly as a museum, it…

Archie Moore 1998 Deaths

Archie MooreAge: 84 prolific light heavyweight champion who set the record for knockouts in a career and was the only boxer to fight both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali; nicknamed "Old…

Entertainment Bios — L

Alan LaddDiane LaddKarl LagerfeldChristine LahtiRicki LakeVeronica LakeHedy LamarrDorothy Lamour Burt LancasterMartin LandauAnn LandersJohn LandisMichael LandonBurton LaneNathan LaneRonnie Lanek.d.…

Women in American Religion

Even though it is only recently that women have been permitted to hold official roles in many religions, they have always been central to American religious life. Unofficially, women have often been…

Just Looking

Director:Jason AlexanderWriter:Marshall KarpSony Pictures Classics; R; 97 minutesRelease:10/00Cast:Ryan Merriman, Gretchen Mol, Joey Franquinha Seinfeld's George Costanza (Jason Alexander)…

Chasing Amy

Director/Writer: Kevin SmithDirector of Photography: David KleinEditors: Kevin Smith and Scott MosierMusic: David PirnerProducer: Scott MosierMiramax; R; 105 minutesRelease: 4/97Cast: Ben…

The Magna Carta

JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters…