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Spontini, Gaspare
(Encyclopedia) Spontini, GaspareSpontini, Gasparegäsˈpärā spōntēˈnē [key], 1774–1851, Italian opera composer. Spontini studied music in Naples. He went to Paris in 1803, was soon backed by the…Ginastera, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Ginastera, AlbertoGinastera, Albertoälbārˈtō hēnästāˈrä [key], 1916–83, Argentinean composer, b. Buenos Aires. Ginastera is considered among the most prominent Latin American composers…Walker, Albertina
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Albertina, 1929–2010, African-American gospel singer and composer, b. Chicago. A protégé of Mahalia Jackson, she sang with two gospel groups before founding (1951) the Caravans…Bialik, Hayyim Nahman
(Encyclopedia) Bialik, Hayyim NahmanBialik, Hayyim Nahmanhīˈyəm näˈmən byäˈlēk [key], 1873–1934, Hebrew poet, publisher in Odessa, Berlin, and Tel-Aviv, b. Volhynia, Russia. As an editor and…Travel Scams: You Don't Get Something for Nothing
Source: U.S. Department of Consumer Affairs Beware of travel companies that misrepresent information about the bookings and transportation costs. For example, a company that offers an unbelievably…Adjectives Versus Adverbs: Don't Use No Double Negatives
Don't Use No Double NegativesAdjectives Versus AdverbsIntroductionThree Degrees of SeparationTough Sledding: Using Adjectives After Linking VerbsA Note on Adjectives and Adverbs for Non-Native…Don Byron COLTON, Congress, UT (1876-1952)
COLTON Don Byron , a Representative from Utah; born near Mona, Juab County, Utah, September 15, 1876; moved with his parents to Uintah County, Utah, in 1879; attended the public schools and the…Clarence Don CLARK, Congress, WY (1851-1930)
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1917 Party: Republican CLARK Clarence Don , a Representative and a Senator from Wyoming; born in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, N.Y., April 16, 1851; attended the common…Don Calvin EDWARDS, Congress, KY (1861-1938)
EDWARDS Don Calvin , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa, on July 13, 1861; moved to Erie, Neosho County, Kans., with his parents in 1869; attended the common…EDWARDS, William Donlon (Don), Congress, CA (1915)
EDWARDS William Donlon (Don) , a Representative from California; born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., January 6, 1915; attended the public schools of San Jose; B.A., Stanford University,…Trending
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