Search
Search results
Displaying 261 - 270
Brown, Charles Brockden
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771–1810, American novelist and editor, b. Philadelphia, considered the first professional American novelist. After the publication of Alcuin: A Dialogue (…Cabinet Members Under Clinton
Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher, 1993Madeleine Albright, 1996Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen, 1993Robert E. Rubin, 1995–1999Lawrence H. Summers, 1999Secretary of Defense Les…Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.
(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…Sports and the Number 13
A handful of athletes who dared to wear the infamous number Athletes Who Have Worn No. 13: NFL Danny Kanell - Atlanta Kurt Warner - St. Louis NHL Bill Guerin - Boston Valeri…1980 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1980 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsPop Adult“All Out of Love” Air Supply (Arista)“Lost in Love” Air Supply (Arista)“Magic” Olivia Newton-John (MCA)“Sailing” Christopher Cross (Warner…rat
(Encyclopedia) rat, name applied to various stout-bodied rodents, usually having a pointed muzzle, long slender tail, and dexterous forepaws. It refers particularly to the two species of house rat,…Brewer's: Mettre de la Paille dans ses Souliers
or Mettre du Foin dans ses Bottes. To amass money, to grow rich, especially by illicit gains. The reference is to a practice, in the sixteenth century, followed by beggars to extort alms…DANIEL, Wilbur Clarence (Dan), Congress, VA (1914-1988)
DANIEL, Wilbur Clarence (Dan), a Representative from Virginia; born in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1914; grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Va.; educated in Virginia…Wilbur Clarence (Dan) DANIEL, Congress, VA (1914-1988)
DANIEL Wilbur Clarence (Dan) , a Representative from Virginia; born in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1914; grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Va.; educated in Virginia…Positively Last Appearance
Positively Last Appearance“Upon my word, I feel as if I lived in a powder-magazine, and don't know which barrel will explode next, and send me flying,” said Mrs Jo to herself next day, as she…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
