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Williams, Venus Ebone Starr
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Venus Ebone Starr, 1980–, b. Lynwood, Calif., and Serena Jameka Williams, 1981–, b. Saginaw, Mich., African-American tennis players. Coached by their father, Richard, both…Lahaina
(Encyclopedia) LahainaLahainaləhīˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 9,073), Maui co., on the west coast of Maui Island, Hawaii, in a sugarcane and pineapple region. It was the scene of the first European…Gravely, Samuel Lee, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Gravely, Samuel Lee, Jr., 1922–2004, U.S. naval officer, the first African American to hold the rank of admiral, b. Richmond, Va. Joining the Naval Reserves in 1942, he became (1944)…Howard, Bronson
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Bronson, 1842–1908, American dramatist, b. Detroit. His plays are important in the development of American drama. He was a newspaper reporter in New York until the success of…Hanson, John
(Encyclopedia) Hanson, John, 1715–83, first “President of the United States in Congress Assembled,” b. Charles co., Maryland. He served in the Maryland provincial legislature, was active in the…Brockway, Zebulon Reed
(Encyclopedia) Brockway, Zebulon Reed, 1827–1920, American penologist, b. Lyme, Conn. As superintendent of the House of Correction in Detroit, he tried to introduce in 1869 the indeterminate sentence…Trong, Nguyen Phu
(Encyclopedia) Trong, Nguyen Phu, 1944– Vietnamese political leader. Trong became a member of the Communist party in North Vietnam in 1968 and began working for the Communist Review in 1973,…Schiaparelli, Elsa
(Encyclopedia) Schiaparelli, ElsaSchiaparelli, Elsaskyäpärĕlˈlē [key], 1890–1973, French fashion designer, b. Rome. She established a house of couture in Paris that existed from the late 1920s until…Jolson, Al
(Encyclopedia) Jolson, AlJolson, Aljōlˈsən [key], 1888–1950, American entertainer, whose original name was Asa Yoelson, b. Russia. He emigrated to the United States c.1895. The son of a rabbi, Jolson…Hallam, Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Hallam, LewisHallam, Lewishălˈəm [key], c.1714–1756, Anglo-American actor and manager of the first professional theatrical company in the United States. He arrived from England with…Trending
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