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Lucifer
(Encyclopedia) LuciferLuciferl&oomacr;ˈsĭfər [key] [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan. In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning “…Thomas S. Jones, Jr.: Dusk at Sea
Dusk at SeaThomas S. Jones, Jr.To-night eternity alone is near: The sea, the sunset, and the darkening blue; Within their shelter is no space for fear, Only the wonder that such things are…spectral class
(Encyclopedia) CE5 spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity. In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars…2001 All-Star Baseball Game
72nd Baseball All-Star Game. Date: July 10 at Safeco Field, Seattle, Wash.; Managers: Bobby Valentine, New York (NL) and Joe Torre, New York (AL); Most Valuable Player: SS-3B Cal Ripken Jr…1998 All-Star Baseball Game
69th Baseball All-Star Game. Date: July 7 at Coors Field, Denver, Colo.; Managers: Mike Hargrove, Cleveland (AL) and Jim Leyland, Florida (NL); Most Valuable Player: 2B Roberto Alomar,…Jones, George Glenn
(Encyclopedia) Jones, George Glenn, 1931–2013, American country music singer and guitarist, b. Saratoga, Tex. Influenced by Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, he began recording in 1954; among his early…Shaula
(Encyclopedia) Shaula, bright star in the constellation Scorpius; Bayer designation Lambda Scorpii; 1992 position R.A. 17h33.7m, Dec. −37°06′. A bluish-white star of spectral class B1 V, its apparent…Ball, Lucille
(Encyclopedia) Ball, Lucille, 1911–89, American actress and producer, b. Celoron, N.Y. At first promoted by Hollywood as another glamorous movie star, Ball was often cast as a spunky sidekick in…Regulus, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) RegulusRegulusrĕgˈyələs [key], brightest star in the constellation Leo; Bayer designation Alpha Leonis; 1992 position R.A. 10h08m, Dec. +12°00′. A bluish-white main-sequence star of…Baraka, Amiri
(Encyclopedia) Baraka, AmiriBaraka, Amiriamērē bəräˈkə [key], 1934–2014, American poet, playwright, and political activist, b. Newark, N.J., as Everett LeRoy Jones, studied at Rutgers Univ., Howard…