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Olympic Interview: Peter Westbrook
Interview: Peter Westbrook A 20-year Olympian reflects on changes to the Games by John Gettings Olympic medallist Peter Westbrook (left) celebrates a winning match. (Source:Peter Westbrook)…Writing Skills: Tips for Writing Essays
Homework Center – Writing Skills Tips for Writing Essays Since the Homework Center can't tell you what to write on, here are some suggestions for coming up with a good topic. First,…50 Funniest "Family Guy" Quotes
Top of Page Are you a fan of irreverent humor, absurdity, and non-sequiturs? Look no further than "Family Guy", the animated sitcom that has been entertaining audiences for over two decades. From…Alberoni, Giulio
(Encyclopedia) Alberoni, GiulioAlberoni, Giulioj&oomacr;ˈlyō älbārōˈnē [key], 1664–1752, Italian statesman in Spanish service, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed (1713)…Frederick the Winter King
(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Winter King, 1596–1632, king of Bohemia (1619–20), elector palatine (1610–20) as Frederick V. The Protestant diet of Bohemia deposed the Roman Catholic King Ferdinand (…Edward V
(Encyclopedia) Edward V, 1470–83?, king of England (1483), elder son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. His father's death (1483) left the boy king the pawn of the conflicting ambitions of his…Mott, Lucretia Coffin
(Encyclopedia) Mott, Lucretia Coffin, 1793–1880, American feminist and reformer, b. Nantucket, Mass. She moved (1804) with her family to Boston and later (1809) to Philadelphia. A Quaker, she studied…Agassiz, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Agassiz, AlexanderAgassiz, Alexanderăgˈəsē [key], 1835–1910, American naturalist and industrialist, b. Neuchâtel, Switzerland; son of Louis Agassiz, stepson of Elizabeth Cary Agassiz.…Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
(Encyclopedia) Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, 1803–73, English novelist. The son of Gen. William Bulwer and Elizabeth Lytton, he assumed the name Bulwer-Lytton in 1843…Warner, John William III
(Encyclopedia) Warner, John William III, 1927-2021, U.S. politician, b. Washington, D.C., Washington and Lee Univ. (B.A., 1949), Univ. of Va. School…Trending
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