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Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego de
(Encyclopedia) Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego deVargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León, Diego dedyāˈgō dā värˈgäs thäpäˈtä ē l&oomacr;hänˈ pōnˈ thā dā lāōnˈ [key], c.1643–1704, Spanish…Point Roberts
(Encyclopedia) Point Roberts, uninc. town (1990 pop. 750), Whatcom co., NW Wash., on the Strait of Georgia near the tip of the Point Roberts, or Tsawwassen, peninsula, extending south from British…Porteous, John
(Encyclopedia) Porteous, JohnPorteous, Johnpôrˈtēəs [key], d. 1736, British soldier. He was captain of the Edinburgh town guard at the execution (1736) of Andrew Wilson, a smuggler. When the crowd,…Seraiah
(Encyclopedia) SeraiahSeraiahsĕrˌərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 See Shavsha. 2 High priest under Zedekiah. 3 Companion of Zedekiah. 4 Captain at Mizpah. 5 Father of Joab. 6 Grandfather of Jehu. 7…Selkirk, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Selkirk, AlexanderSelkirk, Alexandersĕlˈkərk [key], 1676–1721, Scottish sailor whose adventures suggested to Daniel Defoe the story of Robinson Crusoe (1719). In 1704, as a sailing…Stoddert, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751–1813, U.S. government official, b. Charles County, Md. Joining the Continental Army as a captain at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, he attained the…Nicholson, James
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, James, c.1736–1804, American naval officer, b. Chestertown, Md.; brother of Samuel Nicholson. During the American Revolution, Nicholson, appointed (1776) a captain in the…Roberts, Kenneth Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885–1957, American author, b. Kennebunk, Maine, grad. Cornell, 1908. Well known as staff correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post and as an author of travel…Jarvis, Thomas Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Jarvis, Thomas Jordan, 1836–1915, governor of North Carolina (1879–85), b. Jarvisburg, Currituck co., N.C., grad. Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1860; M.A., 1861). Wounded at Drewry's…Mata Hari
(Encyclopedia) Mata HariMata Harimäˈtə häˈrē [key], 1876–1917, Dutch dancer and spy during World War I. Her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. She married (1895–1906) the Dutch captain…Trending
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