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Horse of the YearYear 1971 Ack Ack (5)1972 Secretariat (2)1973 SECRETARIAT (3)1974 Forego (4)1975 Forego (5)1976 Forego (6)1977 SEATTLE SLEW (3)1978 AFFIRMED (3)1979 Affirmed (4)1980…Older Male
Older MaleYear 1971 Ack Ack (5)1972 Autobiography (4)1973 Riva Ridge (4)1974 Forego (4)1975 Forego (5)1976 Forego (6)1977 Forego (7)1978 Seattle Slew (4)1979 Affirmed (4)1980 Spectacular Bid…Brewer's: Golden Age
The best age; as the golden age of innocence, the golden age of literature. Chronologers divide the time between Creation and the birth of Christ into ages; Hesiod describes five, and Lord…Biographies: Notable Explorers
Notable Explorers Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Quiz: Explorers Quiz: Women…Brewer's: Hare
It is unlucky for a hare to cross your path, because witches were said to transform themselves into hares. Nor did we meet, with nimble feet, One little fearful lepus; That certain sign,…Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal. He saw active service in Sudan (1898) and in the South African War (1899–1902) and upon the outbreak of World War I (…Isabella II
(Encyclopedia) Isabella II, 1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the Salic law, and thus the…Louis XVIII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis XVIII, 1755–1824, king of France (1814–24), brother of King Louis XVI. Known as the comte de Provence, he fled (1791) to Koblenz from the French Revolution and intrigued to bring…Zrinyi
(Encyclopedia) ZrinyiZrinyizrĭnˈyē [key], noble Hungarian family of Croatian origin. Nicholas Zrinyi, 1508–66, distinguished himself in the defense of Vienna (1529) against Sultan Sulayman I, took…Biedermeier
(Encyclopedia) BiedermeierBiedermeierbēˈdərmīər [key], name applied, at first in a joking spirit, to a period of European culture and a style of furniture, decoration, and art originating in Germany…Trending
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