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Van Zeeland, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Van Zeeland, PaulVan Zeeland, Paulpōl vän zāˈlänt [key], 1893–1973, Belgian political leader. He was a professor of law and later director of the institute of economic science at the…

The Astronaut's Wife

Director/Writer:Rand RavichNew Line Cinema; R; 100 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton It's easy to see how this movie got made, since the synopsis is so…

Entertainment News from May 1998

1Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke marry in a candlelit ceremony at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. They are expecting their first child in July. It is the first marriage for Hawke and…

Calvin Dean JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1898-1985)

JOHNSON Calvin Dean , a Representative from Illinois; born in Fordsville, Ohio County, Ky., November 22, 1898; moved with his parents to St. Clair County, Ill., in 1904, and attended public…

1944 College Football Other Major Award Winners

Maxwell (Player)Glenn Davis, ArmyCamp (Back)Glenn Davis, ArmyRockne (Lineman)Don Whitmire, NavySmith (GI Player)Bill Dudley, Rand. Field, HBAFCA Coach of the YearCarroll Widdoes, Ohio St.…

Guadet, Marguerite Élie

(Encyclopedia) Guadet, Marguerite ÉlieGuadet, Marguerite Éliemärgərētˈ ālēˈ güädāˈ [key], 1758–94, French revolutionary. A leader of the Girondists, he was outlawed (1793) for his attacks on…

antipodes, in geography

(Encyclopedia) antipodes [Gr.,=having feet opposite], people or places diametrically opposite on the globe. Thus antipodes must be separated by half the circumference of the earth (180°), and one…

Church, Richard William

(Encyclopedia) Church, Richard William, 1815–90, English Anglican clergyman. He was educated at Oxford, where he became a follower of John Henry Newman. As dean of St. Paul's (1871–90) he did much to…