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Maria Theresa

(Encyclopedia) Maria TheresaMaria Theresamərēˈə tərāˈzə [key], 1717–80, Austrian archduchess, queen of Bohemia and Hungary (1740–80), consort of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and dowager empress after…

Williams, William Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Williams, William Carlos, 1883–1963, American poet and physician, b. Rutherford, N.J., educated in Geneva, Switzerland, Univ. of Pennsylvania (M.D., 1906), and Univ. of Leipzig, where…

Providence

(Encyclopedia) Providence, city (1990 pop. 160,728), state capital and seat of Providence co., NE R.I., a port at the head of Providence Bay; founded by Roger Williams 1636, inc. as a city 1832. The…

Montez, Maria

(Maria Africa Vidal de Santo Silas)actressBirthplace: Barahona, Dominican RepublicBorn: 1917Died: 1951

Bello, Maria

actressBirthplace: Norristown, Penn.Born: 4/18/67

Black Maria

The Question: What's a Black Maria? The Answer: A "black maria" is a slang term for a police wagon. How did it get this name? We don't know. But here are two…

Brewer's: Mari'a

Heroine of Donizetti's opera La Figlia del Reggimento. She first appears as a vivandière or French sutler-girl, for Sulpizio (the sergeant of the 11th regiment of Napoleon's Grand Army)…

Maria Bueno

Maria BuenoBorn: Oct. 11, 1939Brazilian tennis player won 4 U.S. Championships (1959,63-64,66) and 3 Wimbledons (1959-60,64).Don BudgeA - CLeroy Burrell