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Czolgosz, Leon F.
(Encyclopedia) Czolgosz, Leon F.Czolgosz, Leon F.chŏlˈgŏsh [key], c.1873–1901, American anarchist, b. Detroit, Mich. He shot and killed William McKinley in Buffalo on Sept. 6, 1901, saying that the…Edel, Leon
(Encyclopedia) Edel, Leon (Joseph Leon Edel)Edel, Leonĕdˈəl, āˈdəl [key], 1907–97, American literary scholar and biographer, b. Pittsburgh, Pa. A professor at New York Univ. (1953–72) and the Univ.…Entertainment Bios — F
FabioNanette FabrayDouglas Fairbanks, Jr.FalcoPeter FalkChris FarleyElizabeth FarnsworthRichard FarnsworthPerry FarrellMia FarrowRalph FasanellaFastballFarrah FawcettFelaMarty FeldmanFederico…Forrest (Forddy) Anderson Biography
Forrest (Forddy) AndersonAge: 80 former Michigan St. men's basketball coach (1954-65) who led the team to the Final Four in 1957. Died of complications of pneumonia.Died: Oklahoma City,…Forrest Edward Mars Biography
Forrest Edward Marscandy manufacturerBorn: 1904 The son of the man who invented the Milky Way candy bar, Forrest Mars left the country after a disagreement with his father. The younger Mars…Alfonso IX, Spanish king of León
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso IX, 1171–1230, Spanish king of León (1188–1230), son and successor of Ferdinand II. He conquered from the Moors several cities in Extremadura and was frequently at war with…Cieza de León, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Cieza de León, PedroCieza de León, Pedropāˈᵺrō thēāˈthä dā lāōnˈ [key], 1518?–1560, Spanish soldier and explorer in South America. His Chronicle of Peru is one of the most richly…Damas, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Damas, LéonDamas, LéonlāôNˈ dämäˈ [key] (Léon-Gentran Damas), 1912–78, French poet, b. French Guiana. With Léopold Senghor and Aimé Césaire he was one of the first adherents of…Salamanca, University of
(Encyclopedia) Salamanca, University of, at Salamanca, Spain; founded 1218 by Alfonso IX of León, reorganized 1254 by Alfonso X of Castile and León. It has faculties of philosophy, philology,…Gérôme, Jean Léon
(Encyclopedia) Gérôme, Jean LéonGérôme, Jean LéonzhäN lāôNˈ zhārōmˈ [key], 1824–1904, French historical and genre painter. He enjoyed a successful career in his day. He studied with Delaroche and…Trending
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