Search
Search results
Displaying 71 - 80
Brewer's: Teutonic Knights
An order which the Crusades gave birth to. Originally only Germans of noble birth were admissible to the order. (Abolished by Napoleon in 1800.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Phil Knight Biography
Phil KnightBorn: Feb. 24, 1938Founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., the multi-billion dollar shoe and fitness company founded in 1972 and based in Beaverton, Ore. ; named “The Most Powerful Man…Knight, George Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Knight, George Wilson, 1897–1985, English writer and critic, grad. Oxford (B.A., 1923; M.A., 1925). He wrote numerous books and essays on English literature, including The Wheel of…Entertainment News from August 1997
Princess DianaGlobe Photos1The Irish Supreme Court unanimously decides to let U2 perform at Dublin's Landsdowne Road stadium on August 30 and 31 as part of the band's PopMart tour. In July,…Valentia
(Encyclopedia) Valentia or ValenciaValentiavəlĕnˈshēə [key], island (1991 pop. 680), c.7 mi (11.3 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, off the coast of Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. Its slate, once…Lane, Franklin Knight
(Encyclopedia) Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864–1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913–20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San…T. R. Knight Biography
actor Born: March 26, 1973Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota T. R. Knight was just five years-old when he became involved with Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater. Later,…Marvin Knight 2000 Deaths
Marvin KnightAge: 91 Dallas Cowboys team physician under coach Tom Landry until 1986. Died: Muenster, Texas, Jan. 23Don KlostermanG - LEdward KniplingEdward Knight Collins Biography
Edward Knight CollinsshipownerBorn: 1802Birthplace: Truro, Mass. Collins began working in the shipping business at age 15 in New York City, and bought his first shipping line in 1831. Five…Phil Knight, 2000 News
Nike chairman, withdrew a personal donation of $30 million to his alma mater, the University of Oregon, in May after the school joined the Workers' Right Consortium, a student-run watchdog…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
