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Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)musician, songwriterBorn: 3/2/1962Birthplace: Sayreville, New Jersey He gained fame in the mid-1980s as the lead singer of the hard-rock band Bon Jovi, whose albums…

Jon Stewart Biography

Jon Stewart (Jonathan Stewart Leibowitz)comedian, actorBorn: 11/28/1962Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey The quintessence of Generation X, Stewart began his entertainment career in standup comedy…

Icelandic literature

(Encyclopedia) Icelandic literature, the literature of Iceland. For the earliest literature of Iceland, see Old Norse literature. The 20th cent. saw the rise of a more introspective writing,…

Jon Corzine, 2000 News

former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs and liberal Democrat, spent $35 million of his own money to finance his campaign for the U.S. Senate. In New Jersey's June primary, Corzine beat former…

Jon Huntsman: Campaign Issues

  Where he stands   Jon Huntsman Related Links Barack Obama: Campaign Issues Campaign 2012 Closest Presidential Races Presidential Gallery Jon Huntsman’s campaign…

Jon Bon Jovi Biography

Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)musician, songwriterBorn: 3/2/1962Birthplace: Sayreville, New Jersey He gained fame in the mid-1980s as the lead singer of the hard-rock band Bon Jovi, whose albums…

Koprowski, Hilary

(Encyclopedia) Koprowski, Hilary, 1916–2013, Polish-American microbiologist and immunologist, b. Warsaw, M.D. Univ. of Warsaw, 1939. He fled Poland after the Nazi invasion (1939), making his way to…

Godden, Rumer

(Encyclopedia) Godden, Rumer (Margaret Rumer Godden)Godden, Rumergŏdˈən [key], 1907–98, English novelist. Godden was highly praised for the subtlety of her characterization (particularly of children…

Royal Opera

(Encyclopedia) Royal Opera, one of the principal British opera companies, based at the Royal Opera House (which it shares with the Royal Ballet) in Covent Garden, London. Formed in 1946 as the Covent…