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James (Cool Papa) Bell
James (Cool Papa) Bell Born: May 17, 1903Baseball Member of the former "Negro Leagues"; widely considered the fastest player ever to play baseball; also coached for the Kansas City Monarchs,…Alexander Graham Bell Biography
Alexander Graham Bell Born: 1847Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Telegraphy—In addition to the telephone, Bell held patents for the telegraph, photophone, phonograph, aerial vehicles,…Brewer's: Change
Ringing the changes. Repeating the same thing in different ways. The allusion is to bell-ringing. To know how many changes can be rung on a peal of bells, multiply the known preceding…U.S. Historical Monuments and Landmarks
/**/ The U.S. Capitol, Jefferson Memorial, and Washington Memorial as seen from the Lincoln Memorial. Explore a variety of facts, images, and the significance of some of the most famous landmarks…Hood, John Bell
(Encyclopedia) Hood, John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Owingsville, Ky. He resigned from the army (Apr., 1861) and entered the Confederate service 1862. He fought…curfew
(Encyclopedia) curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated…Independence Hall
(Encyclopedia) Independence Hall, historic building on Independence Square, downtown Philadelphia, in Independence National Historical Park. Originally constructed as the Pennsylvania colony's…flügelhorn
(Encyclopedia) flügelhornflügelhornflüˈgəlhôrnˌ [key], three-valved brass instrument similar in size and shape to the trumpet but having a conical rather than a cylindrical bore and possessing a…Banks, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Thomas, 1735–1805, English neoclassical sculptor, studied at the Royal Academy. A traveling scholarship enabled him to study in Rome from 1772 to 1779. In 1781 he went to Russia…Shannon, Claude Elwood
(Encyclopedia) Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916–2001, American applied mathematician, b. Gaylord, Michigan. A student of Vannevar Bush at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he was the first…Trending
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