(born c. 1028, Falaise, Normandy [France]—died September 9, 1087, Rouen), duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 and king of England (as William I)...

(born 1098, Böckelheim, West Franconia [Germany]—died September 17, 1179, Rupertsberg, near Bingen; canonized May 10, 2012; feast day September 17), German...

(born November 12, 1815, Johnstown, New York, U.S.—died October 26, 1902, New York, New York), American leader in the women’s rights movement who in 1848...

the cycle of Sabbaths and holidays that are commonly observed by the Jewish religious community—and officially in Israel by the Jewish secular community...

(flourished 1st century ce, Palestine; Western feast day September 21, Eastern feast day November 16), one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and the...

(born December 22, 1970, Calgary, Alberta, Canada), American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing...

(born February 18, 1848, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 17, 1933, New York, New York), American painter, craftsman, philanthropist, decorator, and...

British art rock band of the 1970s whose influential style was an amalgam of glam rock campiness, sophisticated, often experimental musicianship, arch...

(born July 3, 1860, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.—died August 17, 1935, Pasadena, California), American feminist, lecturer, writer, and publisher who was...

(born July 15, 1946, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.), American singer, with a pure, expressive soprano voice and eclectic artistic tastes, whose performances called...