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T. S. Eliot: Preludes, IV

by T. S. Eliot IIIIV His soul stretched tight across the skies That fade behind a city block, Or trampled by insistent feet At four and five and six o'clock; And short square fingers…

<i>Spinosaurus vs. T. rex</i>

The ultimate grudge match? by Holly Hartman Related Links Dinosaur CentralDinosaur Hall of FameDid Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?Cretaceous period In the movie Jurassic Park…

Irijah

(Encyclopedia) IrijahIrijahīrīˈjə [key], in the Bible, captain who detained Jeremiah on a false accusation in Jerusalem.

Cree

(Encyclopedia) Cree, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly inhabited the…

Casals, Pablo (Pau)

(Encyclopedia) Casals, Pablo (Pau)Casals, Pablo (Pau)päˈblō käsälsˈ, pou [key], 1876–1973, Spanish virtuoso cellist and conductor. Casals is considered the greatest 20th-century master of the cello…

Hickok, Wild Bill

(Encyclopedia) Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837–76, American frontier marshal, b. Troy Grove, near Ottawa, Ill., as James Butler Hickok. He took part in the Kansas struggle preceding the Civil War, was a…

bestiary

(Encyclopedia) bestiarybestiarybĕsˈchēĕrˌē [key], a type of medieval book that was widely popular, particularly from the 12th to 14th cent. The bestiary presumed to describe the animals of the world…

Brewer's: Inventors Punished

by their own inventions. BASTILLE. Hugues Aubriot, Provost of Paris, who built the Bastile, was the first person confined therein. The charge against him was heresy. BRAZEN BULL. Perillos…

1942 Academy Awards

The 1942 Academy Awards were presented March 4, 1943 at Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding Motion PictureThe Invaders (Ortus; Columbia)Kings Row (Warner Bros.)The Magnificent…

Mark Steven KIRK, Congress, IL (1959)

Senate Years of Service: 2010-2017 Party: Republican KIRK Mark Steven , a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 15, 1959; B.A., Cornell…