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Kalmar Union

(Encyclopedia) Kalmar Union, combination of the three crowns of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, effected at Kalmar, Sweden, by Queen Margaret I in 1397. Because the kingship was elective in all three…

Margaret Hillis 1998 Deaths

Margaret HillisAge: 76 founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus and the first woman to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Died: Feb. 6, 1998.A. Leon Jr. HigginbothamG - LSir Francis Harry…

Margaret Harris 2000 Deaths

Margaret HarrisAge: 95 British-born film and stage set designer known for her simple yet expressive sets. Harris' company, Motley, which specialized in Shakespearean productions, was the…

Margaret Truman Daniel Biography

U.S. president's daughter, author, and singerDied: January 29, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) Best Known as: President Truman's daughter, best-selling author, and concert singer…

Princess Margaret 2002 Deaths

Princess MargaretAge: 71 free-spirited younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of England who sparked a royal scandal in the 1950s when she nearly married a divorced man. Died: London, Feb. 9,…

Margaret Sutton 2001 Deaths

Margaret SuttonAge: 98 writer who wrote the Judy Bolton series of mystery novels.Died: Lock Haven, Pa., June 21, 2001Rev. Leon SullivanR - ZTad Szulc

Margaret Tafoya 2001 Deaths

Margaret TafoyaAge: 96 Pueblo Indian who gained international fame for her stunning black and red pottery. She never used a potter's wheel or other innovations. Tafoya was named folk artist…

Margaret Murie 2003 Deaths

Margaret MurieAge: 101 conservationist who championed the preservation of wilderness. Murie and her husband Olaus successfully campaigned for the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife…

Royal Biographies: Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherViscount LinleyLady Sarah Armstrong-Jones Once considered the most unhappy royal, Queen Elizabeth'…

Margaret Steele Anderson: The Breaking

The Breaking(The Lord God speaks to a youth)Margaret Steele AndersonBend now thy body to the common weight! (But oh, that vine-clad head, those limbs of morn! Those proud young shoulders I…