Search
Search results
Displaying 351 - 360
Glitter
Director:Vondie Curtis HallWriter:Kate Lanier20th Century Fox; PG-13; 104 minutesRelease:9/01Cast:Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Da Brat Several Hollywood productions were delayed or indefinitely…Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans
The first Hispanic-American politicians, baseball players, and more Government Member of U.S. Congress: Joseph Marion Hernández, 1822, delegate from the Florida territory. Sonia Sotomayor…Jay, Ricky
(Encyclopedia) Jay, Ricky, 1946–2018, American magician, actor, and writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Richard Jay Potash. The grandson of a fine amateur magician, Jay first performed at age four and as a…scurvy
(Encyclopedia) scurvy, deficiency disorder resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they can synthesize their own vitamin C, but…Perugia
(Encyclopedia) PerugiaPerugiapār&oomacr;ˈjä [key], city (1991 pop. 144,732), capital of Umbria and of Perugia prov., central Italy, situated on a hill overlooking the valley of the Tiber River.…Padua
(Encyclopedia) PaduaPaduapădˈy&oomacr;ə [key], Ital. Padova, city (1991 pop. 215,137), capital of Padova prov., in Venetia, NE Italy, connected by canal with the Brenta, Adige, and Po rivers. It…Aldus Manutius
(Encyclopedia) Aldus ManutiusAldus Manutiusălˈdəs məny&oomacr;ˈshəs [key] or Aldo ManuzioAldo Manuzioälˈdō män&oomacr;ˈtsyō [key], 1450–1515, Venetian printer. He was educated as a humanistic…Correggio
(Encyclopedia) CorreggioCorreggiokərĕjˈō [key], c.1494–1534, Italian painter, whose real name was Antonio Allegri, called Correggio for his birthplace. He learned the rudiments of art from his uncle…Beck, Aaron Tempkin
(Encyclopedia) Beck, Aaron Tempkin, 1921-2021, American psychiatrist, b. Providence, R.I., Brown Univ. (B.A., 1942), Yale Univ. (M.D., 1946).…Transylvania Company
(Encyclopedia) Transylvania Company, association formed to exploit and colonize the area now comprising much of Kentucky and Tennessee. Organized first (Aug., 1774) as the Louisa Company, it was…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
