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What You Might Not Know About May Day
by Shmuel Ross Related Links Spring Poems Holidays Haymarket Square Riot May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a…Valentine's Day History
Pagan festivals, Christian saints, Chaucer's love birds, and the Greeting Card Association of America Roman Roots The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and further clouded by various…Brewer's: Estrildis
or Estrild. Daughter of a German king, and handmaid to the mythical King Humber. When Humber was drowned in the river that bears his name, King Locrin fell in love with Estrildis, and…Biographies: Selected Fashion Designers and Models
Selected Fashion Designers and Models Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is…Brewer's: Stonehenge
says Geoffrey of Monmouth, was erected by Merlin (the magician) to perpetuate the treachery of Hengist, who desired a friendly meeting with Vortigern, but fell upon him and his 400…Brewer's: Gloucester
(2 syl.). The ancient Britons called the town Caer Glou (bright city). The Romans Latinised Glou or Glove in Glev-um, and added colonia (the Roman colony of Glev-um). The Saxons restored…The Magna Carta
JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters…JT Leroy, 2006 News
writer, was exposed as a fake during the winter. Leroy's critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical books, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things and Sarah, chronicled the life of a…Phil Berger 2001 Deaths
Phil BergerAge: 58 sportswriter for the New York Times and author of more than a dozen books; boxing reporter for the Times 1986-92; former associate editor at Sport magazine. He died of…King Birendra 2001 Deaths
King Birendra(Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva)Age: 55 King of Nepal who was shot to death by his son, Crown Prince Dipendra, in a massacre that nearly wiped out the entire royal family. His…Trending
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