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William Matthews 1997 Deaths

William Matthewspoet former chairman of the literature panel of the NEA and former president of the Poetry Society of America; won the 1996 National Book Critics Circle Award for Time &…

Stanley Matthews 2000 Deaths

Stanley MatthewsAge: 85 British soccer star of the 1930s, 40s and 50s who in 1965 became the first in his sport to be knighted; nicknamed "Wizard of Dribble" for his ball-handling skills and…

Matthew Cooper, 2004 News

reporter for Time magazine, was held in contempt of court and jailed in August for refusing to name the government official who revealed to him the identity of an undercover CIA official,…

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Live at Luther CollegeBama Rags/RCA Continuing his efforts to beat bootleggers at their own game, Dave Matthews has released another live set, designed to satiate devotees between his band's…

Matthew Cooper, 2005 News

reporter for TIME magazine, narrowly avoided jail time in July, when a source, later revealed to be Karl Rove, relieved him of his promise of confidentiality. Rove's move allowed Cooper to…

Brewer's: Matthew Parker's Bible

1572. The second edition of the “Great Bible,” with corrections, etc., by Archbishop Parker. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Matthews' BibleMatthew Bramble…

Elliott, Charles Loring

(Encyclopedia) Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812–68, American painter, b. Scipio, Cayuga co., N.Y.; pupil of John Trumbull and John Quidor. His portraits number over 700. His principal works include the…

Blashfield, Edwin Howland

(Encyclopedia) Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848–1936, American mural painter and mosaic designer, b. New York City, studied with Bonnat in Paris. From the 1890s on he worked chiefly as a muralist,…

Hale, Sir Matthew

(Encyclopedia) Hale, Sir Matthew, 1609–76, English jurist. He was successively a judge in the Court of Common Pleas (1654), chief baron of the Exchequer (1660), and chief justice of the Court of King…