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Johnston, Mary
(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Mary, 1870–1936, American novelist, b. Buchanan, Va. Her books combine romance with history. She is chiefly remembered for To Have and to Hold (1900), a story of colonial…Ryan, Nolan
(Encyclopedia) Ryan, Nolan (Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.), 1947–, American baseball player, b. Refugio, Tex. A right-handed pitcher with a blazing fastball, he played with the New York Mets, the California…Shiloh, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Shiloh, battle of, Apr. 6–7, 1862, one of the great battles of the American Civil War. The battle took its name from Shiloh Church, a meetinghouse c.3 mi (5 km) SSW of Pittsburg…Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston
(Encyclopedia) Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston, 1853–1937, English actor-manager. He was trained by Samuel Phelps, made his first appearance in 1874, and thereafter performed with the Bancrofts (1878…Skagway
(Encyclopedia) SkagwaySkagwayskăgˈwāˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 692), Skagway-Yakutat census div., SE Alaska, in the Panhandle, at the head of Lynn Canal; founded 1897. It is an ice-free port of entry;…Brewer's: St. Johnstone's Tippet
A halter; so called from Johnstone the hangman. “Sent to heaven wi' a St. Johnston's tippit about my hause.” —SirWalterScott: Old Mortality. chap. viii Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Ouse
(Encyclopedia) OuseOuse&oomacr;z [key]. 1 Also Great Ouse, river, c.155 mi (250 km) long, rising in the Northampton Highlands, Northamptonshire, S central England. The Great Ouse flows generally…Jaja
(Encyclopedia) JajaJajajäˈjə [key], fl. 1869–87, Nigerian merchant prince. A former slave, he became an important trader in Bonny in the 1860s as a middleman between the coastal markets and the…Lynne Thigpen 2003 Deaths
Lynne ThigpenAge: 54 actress who won a Tony Award for her role in An American Daughter. She starred in the CBS drama The District. Died: Los Angeles, March 12, 2003Wilfred ThesigerR - ZStrom…Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
Broadway couple who reigned for 55 years by David Johnson Called the greatest husband and wife team in theater history, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne appeared in their first play together, A…Trending
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