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Museum of Modern Art
(Encyclopedia) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, established and incorporated in 1929. It is privately supported. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was its first director. Operating at first in rented…Armagnacs and Burgundians
(Encyclopedia) Armagnacs and Burgundians, opposing factions that fought to control France in the early 15th cent. The rivalry for power between Louis d'Orléans, brother of the recurrently insane King…Hastings, Warren
(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Warren, 1732–1818, first governor-general of British India. Employed (1750) as a clerk by the East India Company, he soon became manager of a trading post in Bengal. When…Samaria
(Encyclopedia) SamariaSamariasəmârˈēə [key], city, ancient Palestine, on a hill NW of modern-day Nablus (Shechem). The site is now occupied by a village, Sabastiyah (West Bank). Samaria (named for…Elizabeth II, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth II, 1926–2022, former queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–2022), elder daughter and successor of George VI, and…William Shakespeare: King John, Act III, Scene IV
Scene IVThe same. King Philip's tentEnter King Philip, Lewis, Cardinal Pandulph, and AttendantsKing PhilipSo, by a roaring tempest on the flood, A whole armado of convicted sail Is scatter'd…Biographies: Selected Labor Leaders
Selected Labor Leaders Cesar Estrada Chavez See also Cesar Estrada Chavez People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Labor Day Timeline: Labor Unions…Kendall, Edward Calvin
(Encyclopedia) Kendall, Edward Calvin, 1886–1972, American biochemist, b. South Norwalk, Conn., grad. Columbia (B.S., 1908; Ph.D., 1910). At St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, he did research on the…Junius
(Encyclopedia) Junius, English political author, known only by the signature Junius, which he signed to various letters written to the London Public Advertiser from Jan., 1769, to Jan., 1772,…Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulême
(Encyclopedia) Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'AngoulêmeLouise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulêmedüshĕsˈ däNg&oomacr;lĕmˈ [key], 1476–1531, regent of France; daughter of Duke Philip II of Savoy and…Trending
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