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Maria Bailey Biography
Maria Baileyentrepreneur, writer, radio hostBorn: Jan. 20, 1964Birthplace: Miami, Florida An executive in the fields of publishing, marketing, and business development, Maria Bailey has…Brewer's: Black Maria
The black van which conveys prisoners from the police courts to jail. The French call a mud-barge a “Marie-salope.” The tradition is that the van referred to was so called from Maria Lee,…Brewer's: Maria Theresa
Wife of Sancho Panza. She is sometimes called Maria, sometimes Teresa Panza. (Don Quixote.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MariamitesMari'a A B C D E…Brewer's: Ave Maria
[Hail, Mary! ] [Ave, 2 syl.). The first two words of the angel's salutation to the Virgin Mary. (Luke i. 28.) In the Roman Catholic Church the phrase is applied to an invocation to the…Maria Hinojosa Biography
Maria HinojosaJournalistBorn: 1961Birthplace: Mexico City NPR correspondent Maria Hinojosa got her start in broadcasting as the producer and host of a Latino radio show at New York's Barnard…Jose Maria Olazabal
Jose Maria OlazabalBorn: Feb. 5, 1966Spanish golfer has 26 worldwide victories including 2 Masters (1994,99); played on 6 European Ryder Cup teams.Hakeem OlajuwonN - QBarney OldfieldWilliams, Robert R., Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Robert R., Jr., 1886–1965, American chemist, b. India, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.S., 1907); brother of Roger John Williams. Research undertaken in 1910, while he was chemist…Tingo María
(Encyclopedia) Tingo María, city (1993 pop. 43,152), capital of Leoncio Prado prov., Huánuco dept., central Peru. The region's subtropical forest supports a variety of wood-processing indusries. The…Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams
(Encyclopedia) Crenshaw, Kimberlé, 1959–, American legal scholar and critical race theorist, b. Canton, Ohio, J.D. Harvard University, 1984. An…Porter, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Horace, 1837–1921, American soldier and diplomat, b. Huntingdon, Pa. In the Civil War he saw varied service, mostly as an ordnance officer, before becoming (1864) aide-de-camp…