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History of Climbing Everest

/**/   Our guide to the world's highest peak: those who have climbed it, measured it, written about it, and died because of it. A History of Climbing Everest A mountaineering history…

Brewer's: Conqueror

The Conqueror. Alexander the Great. The conqueror of the world. ( B.C. 356, 336-323.) Alfonso of Portugal. (1094, 1137-1185.) Aurungzebe the Great. Alemgir. The most powerful of the…

Brewer's: Saint

Kings and princes so called: Edward the Martyr (961, 975-978). Edward the Confessor (1004, 1042-1066). Eric IX. of Sweden (*, 1155-1161). Etherlred I., King of Wessex (*, 866-871).…

1936 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Rie Mastenbroek, NED 1:05.9 OR   Jeanette Campbell, ARG 1:06.4     Gisela Arendt, GER 1:06.6   400m Free Rie Mastenbroek, NED…

Brewer's: Fifteen decisive Battles

(The), according to Sir E.S. Creasy, were: 1. The battle of MARATHON (Sept., 490 B.C.), when Miltiades, with 10,000 Greeks, defeated 100,000 Persians under Datis and Artaphernes. 2. The…

Henry IV, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Henry IV, 1050–1106, Holy Roman emperor (1084–1105) and German king (1056–1105), son and successor of Henry III. He was the central figure in the opening stages of the long struggle…