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2003 Deaths: M - Q

Lester MaddoxClark MacGregorHerbie MannLuis MardenBurke MarshallCarol MatthauBill MauldinRobert McCloskeyMark McCormackTex McCraryWill McDonoughRobert MertonDoug MichelsGeorge MillerPaul…

Amy Lowell: Paris, March, 1814

Paris, March, 1814Fine yellow sunlight down the rue du Mont Thabor. Ten o'clock striking from all the clock-towers of Paris. Over the door of a shop, in gilt letters: "Martin — Parfumeur",…

The Devil's Dictionary: Hag

by Ambrose Bierce HADESHALFHAG -n. An elderly lady whom you do not happen to like; sometimes called, also, a hen, or cat. Old witches, sorceresses, etc., were called hags from the belief…

CFL Playoffs

Division Semifinals (Nov. 2)East:at Montreal 45British Columbia 35West:Saskatchewan 33at Calgary 30Division Championships (Nov. 9)East:at Toronto 37Montreal 30West:Saskatchewan 31at Edmonton…

Aesop's Fables: The Eagle and his Captor

by Aesop The Fox and the LionThe Blacksmith and His DogThe Eagle and his Captor A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house,…

1920 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Duke Kahanamoku, USA 1:01.4     Pua Kealoha, USA 1:02.2     William Harris, USA 1:03.0   400m Free Norman Ross, USA 5:26.8…

1984 Olympic Canoeing Results

MEN Event     500 m Kayak Singles K1 Ian Ferguson, NZL 1:47.84   Lars-Erik Moberg, SWE 1:48.18   Bernard Bregeon, FRA 1:48.41 1000 m Kayak Singles K1 Alan…