(Encyclopedia) Zimmermann note, secret telegram sent on Jan. 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States. In it…
actressBorn: 11/11/1964Birthplace: Freeport, Illinois Actress who suddenly entered the celebrity spotlight with her portrayal of the title character in Ally McBeal (1997–2002), an insecure but…
comedienne, actressBorn: 9/6/1947Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts Emmy Award-winning television comedienne and actress who was a regular on Saturday Night Live during its heyday (1975–80). She…
Arlene Francis KazanjianactressBorn: 10/20/1907 Birthplace: Boston, Ma. breezy actress who was a panelist on television's What's My Line? 25 years. Other acting credits include the films All My…
actressBorn: 11/8/1968Birthplace: San Francisco Thorne-Smith was one of the original members of the Melrose Place cast (1992–97). She left to join another successful Fox show, Ally McBeal (1997–…
(Encyclopedia) Sanders or Sander, Nicholas, 1530–81, English Roman Catholic churchman. He became prominent at Oxford as an ally of Cardinal Pole and had to flee on the accession of Elizabeth I. He…
(Encyclopedia) AriovistusAriovistusârˌēōvĭsˈtəs [key], fl. 58 b.c., Germanic chieftain, leader of the Suebi. He crossed the Rhine c.71 b.c., defeated the Aedui, and came to dominate much of Gaul (see…
(Encyclopedia) Boumedienne, HouariBoumedienne, Houarih&oomacr;ärˈē b&oomacr;mĕdēĕnˈ [key], 1932?–78, president and prime minister of Algeria (1965–78). While studying in Cairo during the…
(Encyclopedia) Cossa, BaldassareCossa, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā kôsˈsä [key], c.1370–1419, Neapolitan churchman, antipope (1410–15; see Schism, Great) with the name John XXIII. He had a military career…
actressBorn: 11/21/1937Birthplace: Deerfield, Mich. Emmy Award-winning actress who is best known for her role as one of television's first independent women, Ann Marie, on That Girl (1966–71). She…
