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Brewer's: Langstaff

(Launcelot). The name under which Salamagundi was published, the real authors being Washington Irving, William Irving, and J. K. Paulding. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Bless the Child

Director:Chuck RussellWriters:Tom Rickman, Clifford Green, Ellen GreenParamount; R; 110 minutesRelease:8/00Cast:Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis The big-budget dark side of America's…

Brewer's: Almighty Dollar

Washington Irving first made use of this expression, in his sketch of a “Creole Village” (1837). “The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land. ...” —W…

All-Time Leading Receivers

All-Time Leading Receivers(Through 2005)RankPlayerNumber ofreceptionsPlayerYards1. Jerry Rice 1,549Jerry Rice22,8952. Cris Carter 1,101Tim Brown14,9343.Tim Brown1,094James Lofton14,0044.…

Mick Jagger

Goddess in the DoorwayVirgin He's already being badgered by reports of slow sales of this disc, but that doesn't means Mick Jagger's latest solo album isn't well worth tracking down. The…

Alan Kooi SIMPSON, Congress, WY (1931)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1997 Party: Republican SIMPSON Alan Kooi , a Senator from Wyoming; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., September 2, 1931; attended Cody, Wyo. public schools;…

Dinah Washington Biography

Dinah Washington(Ruth Lee Jones)singerBorn: 8/29/1924Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Known for her gritty vocal style, the beloved but controversial singer was at home with R&B, blues,…

2001 Deaths: R - Z

Francisco RabalAlan RafkinJoey RamoneFred RaphaelSimon RavenMaureen ReaganDick RehbeinJames RhodesMordecai RichlerBill RigneyRobert RimmerS. Dillon RipleyMichael RitchieGordon RitzJohn…

The Congress of Women: Woman's Place in Letters

by Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer An African ExpeditionCookeryWoman's Place in Letters Annie Nathan Meyer was born in New York City, 1867. Her parents were Robert Weeks Nathan and Annie Florence…