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Puente, Tito

(Encyclopedia) Puente, Tito (Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr.)Puente, Titotēˈtō pwĕnˈtā [key], 1923–2000, American musician, b. New York City. One of the premier composers and players of Latin music, he…

Ahuachapán

(Encyclopedia) Ahuachapán Ahuachapán äwä chä pänˈ [key], city, W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an…

Theresa Hayward Bell Biography

Theresa Hayward BellAmerican Indian activistBorn: 1952Birthplace: Camp Lejeune, N.C. The daughter of a military officer, Bell moved frequently as a child. However, as a member of the…

Theresa Bernstein 2002 Deaths

Theresa BernsteinAge: 111? painter of the Ash Can school and one of the first women to paint in the Realist style. She was known for her urban landscapes. Died: Manhattan, Feb. 12, 2002Milton…

Theresa Merritt 1998 Deaths

Theresa Merrittactress Played mama in the 1970s television sitcom That's My Mama?. Her other credits include The Goodbye Girl and All That Jazz.Born: 1923?Died: 1998Bob MerrillM - QJack…

Teresa, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Teresa, Saint. For most saints thus named use Theresa, Saint. See also Teresa, Mother.

Lisieux

(Encyclopedia) LisieuxLisieuxlēzyöˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 24,056), Calvados dept., N France. It is one of the oldest towns in Normandy. Its modern importance dates from the canonization (1925) of St…

Horsham

(Encyclopedia) Horsham Horsham hôrˈshəm [key], town and district, West Sussex, SE England. Horsham is known…

Magufuli, John Pombe Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Magufuli, John Pombe Joseph, 1959–, Tanzanian political leader, Ph.D. Univ. of Dar es Salaam, 2009. He worked as an industrial chemist (1989–95) at the Nyanza Cooperative Union Ltd.…