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Ralph Waldo Emerson: My Garden

My GardenIf I could put my woods in song And tell what's there enjoyed, All men would to my gardens throng, And leave the cities void. In my plot no tulips blow,— Snow-loving pines and oaks…

Brewer's: Pindorus

(in Jerusalem Delivered). One or the two heralds; the other is Arideus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Pine-benderPinder A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Paul Hoffman 1998 Deaths

Paul HoffmanAge: 73 an Indiana high school legend and college basketball star at Purdue in the 1940s; Basketball Association of America's first Rookie of the Year; won a BAA championship…

Ralph Fasanella 1997 Deaths

Ralph Fasanellapainter A onetime union organizer and machinist, Fasanella painted complex works that captured the essence of urban living. He gained fame in 1972 when a New York magazine…

Peter Falk

Peter FalkactorBorn: 9/16/1927Birthplace: New York City Excelling as a comedic and dramatic actor, he is perhaps best known as the rumpled and seemingly confused Lieutenant Columbo in more than 65…

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'ConnoractorBorn: 8/2/1924Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award-winning television and stage actor best known for his portrayal of the bigot Archie Bunker on All in the Family (1971–79), one…