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Nancy Patricia Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi , 1940-, U.S. congresswoman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-), b. Baltimore as Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro. The daughter of Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr., who served as Baltimore's mayor and a congressman, she moved to California, where she became active in the... Read more
Nicholas Philip Trist Nicholas Philip Trist
Nicholas Philip Trist 1800-1874, American diplomat, b. Charlottesville, Va. He attended West Point, studied law under Thomas Jefferson, whose granddaughter he married, and was private secretary to Andrew Jackson. He served as U.S. consul (1833-41) in Havana, Cuba, and was chief clerk of the Dept.... Read more
Celia Celia
Celia ♀ From Latin Caelia, feminine form of the old Roman family name Caelius (of uncertain origin, probably a derivative of caelum ‘heaven’). The name was not used in the Middle Ages, but was introduced to the English-speaking world as the name of a character in Shakespeare's... Read more
Celia Fiennes Celia Fiennes
Celia Fiennes Celia Fiennes (1662-1741) made her mark as the foremost female travel writer of her day, providing one of the most inclusive personal accounts of England since the Elizabethan era. Rebellious Roots Celia Fiennes (pronounced fines ) was born June 7, 1662 at the manor of Newton... Read more
Celia Cruz Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz Singer Traded Teaching Aspirations for Singing Golden Era With Sonora Matancera Prolific Recording Career Honored at the Garden Selected discography Sources Celia Cruz is the undisputed queen of salsa. After more than 40 years of performing professionally, she continues to... Read more
Teresa Carreno Teresa Carreno
Teresa Carreño , 1853-1917, Venezuelan pianist; pupil of L. M. Gottschalk and Anton Rubinstein. Her debut was made in New York in 1862. She appeared as an opera singer for a brief period but thereafter continued her piano career, becoming known as one of the foremost pianists of her time. She... Read more
Contreras Contreras
Contreras , village, central Mexico, near Mexico City, site of an important battle (Aug. 19-20, 1847) of the Mexican War. Gen. Winfield Scott, continuing his advance after the battle of Cerro Gordo, approached Mexico City. The Mexicans under General Santa Anna were drawn up for defense. Scott sent... Read more
Olga Tanon Olga Tanon
Olga Tañón Singer For the Record… Selected discography Sources A beautiful face, a husky alto, and an energetic rapport with her audiences characterize only part of Olga Tañón’s appeal. Since she first started performing solo in 1992, Tañón has... Read more
Saint Teresa Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa For saints thus named use Theresa, Saint.... Read more
Patty Hearst Patty Hearst
Patricia Hearst Patricia Hearst (born 1954) was heiress to a wealthy newspaper publisher when she was kidnapped and held for ransom by a small leftist terrorist group in California. She was later tried and sent to prison, along with her kidnappers, on charges of bank robbery. Patricia Hearst... Read more

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