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Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of, 1621–83, English statesman. In the English civil war he supported the crown until 1644 but then joined the parliamentarians. He was…

1996 All-NFL Team

The 1996 All-NFL team combining the All-Pro selections of the Associated Press and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). Holdovers from the 1995 All-NFL Team in bold type.OffensePos…

Savannah, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. A rail, fishing, and industrial center, it is a…

Bob Green 1998 Deaths

Bob GreenAge: 66 Associated Press writer whose career spanned four decades, including 26 years as a golf writer; covered six Olympics, five NCAA Final Fours, a World Series and more than 1,…

Julian Green 1998 Deaths

Julian GreenAge: 97 contemplative French writer whose prolific career spanned more than seven decades and produced 18 novels and several plays and essays Died: Aug. 13, 1998.Bob GreenG -…

Chuck Green 1997 Deaths

Chuck Greentap dancer Green was one of the most influential tap dancers in American dance and led the tap revival in the 1960s. He performed with James (Chuckles) Walker in the early 1940s,…

Amy Lowell: The Green Bowl

The Green BowlThis little bowl is like a mossy pool In a Spring wood, where dogtooth violets grow Nodding in chequered sunshine of the trees; A quiet place, still, with the sound of birds,…

Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean

Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean[1856-1935](1)Born at Simsbury, Connecticut, July 3, 1856 and educated at McLean Academy and at Mount Holyoke College. She is chiefly known as the author of "Cape…

William Blake: The Echoing Green

by WilliamBlakeThe ShepherdThe LambThe Echoing Green The sun does arise, And make happy the skies; The merry bells ring To welcome the Spring; The skylark and thrush, The birds of…

Willis GREEN, Congress, KY

GREEN, Willis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; birth date unknown; attended the public schools; settled in that part of Virginia which is now the…