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Chemnitz, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Chemnitz or Kemnitz, MartinChemnitz or Kemnitz, Martinboth: kĕmˈnĭts [key], 1522–86, German Lutheran theologian. Under the tutelage of Phillip Melanchthon, he accepted and defended…

Martin du Gard, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Martin du Gard, RogerMartin du Gard, Rogerrôzhāˈ märtăNˈ də gär [key], 1881–1958, French novelist. Long associated with the Nouvelle Revue française, he first gained recognition with…

McGuinness, Martin

(Encyclopedia) McGuinness, Martin (James Martin Pacelli McGuinness), 1950–2017, Northern Irish political leader, b. Derry. He joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a young man and was active in…

2003 Grammy Awards

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004. Record: “Clocks,” Coldplay Album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast Song: “Dance…

creed

(Encyclopedia) creed [Lat. credo=I believe], summary of basic doctrines of faith. The following are historically important Christian creeds. 1 The Nicene Creed, beginning, “I believe in one God the…

James Earl Ray 1998 Deaths

James Earl RayAge: 70 convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr. He confessed to the 1968 assassination but recanted after his sentencing. Lacking evidence to back up his government…

Fred Shuttlesworth Biography

Fred Shuttlesworthcivil rights activist, ministerBorn: 3/18/1922Birthplace: Mugler, Ala.Died: 10/5/2011 As pastor of Birmingham, Alabama's First Baptist Church, Shuttlesworth organized the…

Martin Agronsky Biography

Martin AgronskyAge: 84 long-time news media figure. He began his career in newspaper journalism, transitioned to radio, and finally landed on TV, where he was a political correspondent and…

Richard Martin, Biography

Richard Martin, 52: curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who fused pop culture with art history and examined fashion with an intellectual eye.Died: New York…