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Williams, Betty
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Betty, 1943–2020, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast as Elizabeth Smyth. In Aug., 1976, Williams, a receptionist, witnessed the death of three children when a car…de Gaulle, Charles
(Encyclopedia) de Gaulle, Charlesde Gaulle, Charlesshärl də gōl [key], 1890–1970, French general and statesman, first president (1959–69) of the Fifth Republic. De Gaulle was reelected to a second…Charles III
Name at birth: Charles Philip Arthur George WindsorThe eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III took the throne upon her death on September 8, 2022. He was born to Elizabeth and Prince Philip…Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor was the president of Liberia from August of 1997 until August of 2003, when he stepped down amid accusations of war crimes. The son of an Americo-Liberian and a Gola tribe member,…Williams, Hank
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Hank, 1923–53, American country singer and songwriter, b. near Georgiana, Ala., as Hiram Williams. He is widely regarded as the leading figure in the history of country music…Williams, Sir Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir Bernard (Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams), 1929–2003, English philosopher, grad. Oxford (1951). One of the most important philosophers of his era, he is credited with…Williams, Rowan Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Rowan Douglas, 1950–, archbishop of Canterbury (2002–12), b. Swansea, Wales; grad. Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1975), Wadham College, Oxford (D.Phil., 1975…Charles Hard Townes
Charles Hard Townes Born: 1915 Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina Masers—Townes constructed the maser (microwave…Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz Born: 1865Birthplace: Breslau, Germany System of electrical distribution—Steinmetz developed theories for alternating current making possible the expansion of the…Browne, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Browne, Sir Thomas, 1605–82, English author and physician, b. London, educated at Oxford and abroad, knighted (1671) by Charles II. His Religio Medici, in which Browne attempted to…Trending
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