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Herzen, Aleksandr Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Herzen, Aleksandr IvanovichHerzen, Aleksandr Ivanovichəlyĭksänˈdər ēväˈnəvĭch hârˈtsĭn [key], 1812–70, Russian revolutionary leader and writer. A member of the aristocracy, he was…

Jerrold, Douglas William

(Encyclopedia) Jerrold, Douglas WilliamJerrold, Douglas Williamjĕrˈəld [key], 1803–57, English humorist and playwright. His plays Blackeyed Susan (1829) and Time Works Wonders (1845) were highly…

Albert II, prince of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Albert II, 1958–, prince of Monaco (2005–), grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1981). A member of the long-ruling Grimaldi family, he is the son of Prince Rainier III, upon whose death he…

Church, Frederick Edwin

(Encyclopedia) Church, Frederick Edwin, 1826–1900, American landscape painter of the Hudson River school, b. Hartford, Conn., studied with Thomas Cole at Catskill, N.Y. He traveled and painted in…

Drury Lane

(Encyclopedia) Drury Lane, street and district of London, at first a place of fine residences, among which was that of the Drury family. It was the site of the original Drury Lane Theatre, which was…

Pavilion Lake

(Encyclopedia) Pavilion Lake, lake, 3.6 mi (5.8 km) long, 2,625 ft (800 m) wide, and 213 ft (65 m) deep at its maximum depth, in Marble Canyon at the S end of the Marble Range near Cache Creek, S…

Lt. Kelly Flinn, 1997 News

first female bomber pilot, was allowed to resign from the Air Force rather than face court martial on charges of disobeying orders, fraternizing with an enlisted officer, and adultery. The…

Thomas J. Kelly 2002 Deaths

Thomas J. KellyAge: 72 engineer whose team of engineers at the Grumman Aircraft Corp. designed NASA's lunar module that landed Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on the moon on July 20,…

Kelly AYOTTE, Congress, NH (1968)

Senate Years of Service: 2011-2017 Party: Republican AYOTTE Kelly , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Nashua, N.H., June 27, 1968; graduated Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1990; graduated…

Mike KELLY, Congress, PA (1948)

KELLY Mike , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 10, 1948; B.A., Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind., 1970; business owner; member of the Butler…