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Carrero Blanco, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Carrero Blanco, LuisCarrero Blanco, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ kär-rāˈrō blängˈkō [key], 1903–73, Spanish statesman and naval officer. Following the Spanish civil war, during which he served…Siepi, Cesare
(Encyclopedia) Siepi, CesareSiepi, Cesarechāˈzärā sēĕpˈē [key], 1923–2010, Italian opera singer, b. Milan. A classic basso cantante [singing bass], his warm, resonant voice was suited to for Mozart's…Buell, Don Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Buell, Don Carlos, 1818–98, Union general in the Civil War, b. near Marietta, Ohio, grad. West Point, 1841. Buell was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in the Civil War (May,…Williams, William Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Williams, William Carlos, 1883–1963, American poet and physician, b. Rutherford, N.J., educated in Geneva, Switzerland, Univ. of Pennsylvania (M.D., 1906), and Univ. of Leipzig, where…Onetti, Juan Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Onetti, Juan Carlos, 1909–94, Uruguayan novelist and short story writer, b. Montevideo. One of the great 20th-century Latin American novelists, Onetti wrote of the dissipation of…Macapagal, Diosdado
(Encyclopedia) Macapagal, DiosdadoMacapagal, Diosdadodēōsdäˈᵺō mäkäpägälˈ [key], 1911–97, president of the Philippines (1961–65). A forceful orator, Macapagal practiced law and later served in the…de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguelde la Madrid Hurtado, Migueldā lä mäᵺrēᵺˈ &oomacr;rtäᵺˈō [key], 1934–2012, Mexican public official, president of Mexico (1982–88). As minister of…Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de la
(Encyclopedia) Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de laEnsenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de lathānōnˈ dā sōmōᵺāvēˈlyä märkāsˈ dā lä ānsānäˈᵺä [key], 1702–81, Spanish statesman. He was…2003 Academy Awards
The 2003 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre.Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh,…Peter Pan: Come Away, Come Away!
The Shadow The Flight Come Away, Come Away! For a moment after Mr. and Mrs. Darling left the house the night-lights by the beds of the three children continued to burn clearly. They…Trending
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