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Brewer's: Lamia

A female phantom, whose name was used by the Greeks and Romans as a bugbear to children. She was a Libyan queen beloved by Jupiter, but robbed of her offspring by the jealous Juno; and in…

Brewer's: Meg

Mons Meg. An old-fashioned piece of artillery in the castle of Edinburgh, made at Mons, in Flanders. It was considered a palladium by the Scotch. (See Long Meg.) “Sent awa' our crown, and…

1997–1998 Daytime Emmy Awards

The 1997–1998 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on May 15, 1998, at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.Outstanding Drama Series: All My Children (ABC)Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Eric…

2001–2002 Daytime Emmy Awards

The 2001–2002 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on May 17, 2002, at New York City's Madison Square Garden.Outstanding Drama Series: One Life to Live (ABC)Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Peter…

Brewer's: Democritos

The laughing philosopher of Abdera. He should rather be termed the deriding philosopher, because he derided or laughed at people's folly or vanity. It is said that he put out his eyes that…

1998 Solheim Cup: Overall Records

Team and Individual match play combinedUnited States W-L-HDottie Pepper4-0-0Pat Hurst3-1-0Juli Inkster3-1-0Sherry Steinhauer3-1-0Kelly Robbins3-1-0Meg Mallon2-1-1Rosie Jones2-1-0Brandie…

2000 Solheim Cup: Overall Records

Team and Individual match play combinedUnited States W-L-HKelly Robbins3-1-0Pat Hurt2-1-1Becky Iverson2-2-0Brandie Burton1-1-1Dottie Pepper1-1-1Julie Inkster1-2-1Meg Mallon1-2-1Rosie Jones1-…

Brewer's: Sly

(Christopher). A keeper of bears and a tinker, son of a pedlar, and a sad, drunken sot. In the Induction of Shakespeare's comedy called Taming of the Shrew, he is found dead drunk by a…

Tournament Results: Women's WTA Tour

LATE 1996FinalsTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-UpScoreNov. 3 Ameritech CupJana Novotna$79,000J. Capriati64 36 61Nov. 3 Ladies Kremlin CupConchita Martinez67,000B. Paulus61 46 64Nov. 10 Bank of…

1968 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Mike Wenden, AUS 52.2 WR   Ken Walsh, USA 52.8     Mark Spitz, USA 53.0   200m Free Mike Wenden, AUS 1:55.2 OR  …