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Dudamel, Gustavo
(Encyclopedia) Dudamel, Gustavo, 1981–, Venezuelan conductor and violinist. A product of Venezuela's national music-training program, he quickly developed a brilliant, exuberant, and passionate…Fleming, Peggy
(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Peggy, 1948–, American ice skater, b. San Jose, Calif. She began skating at age 9, and after distinguished accomplishments as a juvenile and novice skater, she was U.S. Ladies…Yates, Richard, American political leader
(Encyclopedia) Yates, Richard, 1815–73, American political leader, b. Warsaw, Ky. He studied law and became a lawyer and Whig politician in Jacksonville, Ill. A state legislator (1842–46, 1848–50)…Wellesley College
(Encyclopedia) Wellesley College, at Wellesley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1870, opened 1875. Long a leader in women's education, it was the first woman's college to have scientific laboratories.…Illinois, University of
(Encyclopedia) Illinois, University of, main campus at Urbana-Champaign; land-grant with state and federal support; coeducational; chartered 1867, opened 1868 as Illinois Industrial Univ., renamed…National Youth Administration
(Encyclopedia) National Youth Administration (NYA), former U.S. government agency established in 1935 within the Works Progress Administration; it was transferred in 1939 to the Federal Security…Pan-American games
(Encyclopedia) Pan-American games, amateur athletic competition among representatives of countries in the Western Hemisphere. The competition, held every four years, follows the organization and…Alcoholics Anonymous
(Encyclopedia) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), worldwide organization dedicated to the treatment of alcoholics; founded 1935 by two alcoholics, one a New York broker, the other an Ohio physician. They…Commonwealth Fund
(Encyclopedia) Commonwealth Fund, foundation established (1918) by Anna M. Harkness, wife of Stephen V. Harkness, an early Standard Oil investor, “for the welfare of mankind.” Its headquarters are in…Delaware River Basin Compact
(Encyclopedia) Delaware River Basin CompactDelaware River Basin Compactdĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], providing for the utilization and development of the water resources of the Delaware River basin. In 1961…Trending
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