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1924 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Johnny Weissmuller, USA 59.0 OR   Duke Kahanamoku, USA 1:01.4     Sam Kahanamoku, USA 1:01.8   400m Free Johnny Weissmuller,…

Brewer's: Dragon

The Greek word drakon comes from a verb meaning “to see,” to “look at,” and more remotely “to watch” and “to flash.” The animal called a dragon is a winged crocodile with a serpent's tail…

Eyck, van

(Encyclopedia) Eyck, vanEyck, vanvăn īk [key], family of Flemish painters, the brothers Hubert van Eyck, c.1370–1426, and Jan van Eyck, c.1390–1441. Of the van Eycks' works that have survived, the…

Aztec

(Encyclopedia) AztecAztecăzˈtĕkˌ [key], Indian people dominating central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. Their language belonged to the Nahuatlan subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages. They…

John Keats: Book III

by John Keats Book IIBook III Thus in alternate uproar and sad peace, Amazed were those Titans utterly. O leave them, Muse! O leave them to their woes; For thou art weak to sing…

John Keats: To Charles Cowden Clarke

by JohnKeatsTo My Brother GeorgeTo Charles Cowden Clarke Oft have you seen a swan superbly frowning, And with proud breast his own white shadow crowning; He slants his neck beneath the…

Theories of the Universe: And God Said …

And God Said …Theories of the UniverseEvolution vs. CreationismIt's a Matter of OpinionHow Did We Get Here?And God Said … We've already discussed some of the creation story found in Genesis as…

Cato III

Cato III25 October 1787by See also Federalist No. 14To the Citizens of the State of New York, In the close of my last introductory address, I told you that my object in the future would be to…