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Letting the "Air" out of the NBA
by Michael Morrison Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, the nucleus that brought six NBA titles to Chicago, were officially broken up after the 1998 season with the departure of…Charles XIV, king of Sweden and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Charles XIV (Charles John; Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte)Charles XIVzhäN bäptēstˈ zhül bĕrnädôtˈ [key], 1763–1844, king of Sweden and Norway (1818–44), French Revolutionary general.…Charles I, king of Naples and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 1227–85, king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades…Arras, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Arras, Treaty of. 1 Treaty of 1435, between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Through it, France and Burgundy became reconciled. Philip deserted his…Maurice, duke and elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia) Maurice, 1521–53, duke (1541–47) and elector (1547–53) of Saxony. A member of the Albertine branch of the ruling house of Saxony, he became duke of Albertine Saxony during the…The 2014 Hamas Israel Conflict
The murders of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers ignite this latest conflict in Gaza. Burning factory in Sderot, hit by a rocket from Gaza Photo Credit: Natan Flayer…Classics of Blues Recordings (Singles/Album Tracks)
“Worried Life Blues,“ Big Maceo “The Things That I Used to Do,“ Guitar Slim “Boogie Chillun,“ John Lee Hooker “Dust My Broom,“ Elmore James…John II, king of Aragón and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) John II, 1397–1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458–79), king of Navarre (1425–79), count of Barcelona. He succeeded his brother, Alfonso V, in Aragón, Catalonia, and Sicily and became…Padilla, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Padilla, Juan dePadilla, Juan dehwän dā päᵺēˈlyä [key], c.1490–1521, Spanish revolutionary leader in the war of the comuneros [municipalities] against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.…Conradin
(Encyclopedia) ConradinConradinkŏnˈrədĭn [key], 1252–68, duke of Swabia, titular king of Jerusalem and Sicily, the last legitimate Hohenstaufen, son of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad IV. While Conradin…Trending
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