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Brewer's: Callipolis

A character in the Battle of Alcazar (1594) by George Peele. It is referred to by Pistol in 2 Henry IV., act ii. 4; and Sir W. Scott uses the word over and over again as the synonym of…

Literary Allusions

Boswell: James Boswell (1740–95) is best known for his 1791 book The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., considered by many to be the greatest English-language biography ever written. His name is…

1996 Olympics

AtlantaTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryBadmintonBeach VolleyballCanoeingCanoe SlalomCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoModern…

Entertainment Bios — M

Bernie MacRalph MacchioAndie MacDowellMattew MacfadyenAli MacGrawKyle MacLachlanShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayPeter MacNicolElle MacphersonWilliam H. MacyAmy MadiganMadonnaAnn MagnusonTobey…

INDIVIDUAL: College Basketball, Sports

Scoring ClGmPtsAvgAllison Feaster, HarvardSr.2879728.5Cindy Blodgett, MaineSr.2670427.1Korie Hlede, DuquesneSr.2875827.1Amy O'Brien, Holy CrossJr.3078226.1Tamika Whitmore, MemphisJr.2975426.…

James Earl Carter, Jr.

James Earl Carter, Jr.Born: 10/1/1924Birthplace: Plains, Ga. James Earl Carter, Jr., was born in the tiny village of Plains, Ga., Oct. 1, 1924, and grew up on the family farm at nearby…

26th Lambda Literary Awards

The 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were for books published in 2013. Winners were announced during a ceremony on June 2, 2014…

Brewer's: Friendship

(Examples of): Achilles and Patroclos, Greeks. Amys and Amylion (q.v.), Feudal History. Baccio (Fra Bartholomew) and Mariotto,artists. Basil and Gregory. Burke and Dr. Johnson. Christ and…

Brewer's: Health

Your health. The story is that Vortigern was invited to dine at the house of Hengist, when Rowena, the host's daughter, brought a cup of wine which she presented to their royal guest,…