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Brewer's: Martin of Bullions

(St.). The St. Swithin of Scotland. His day is July 4, and the Scotch say, if it rains then, rain may be expected for forty days. “`By St. Martin of Bullion-' `And what hast thou to do…

Brewer's: Martin Drunk

Very intoxicated indeed; a drunken man “sobered” by drinking more. The feast of St. Martin (November 11) used to be held as a day of great debauch. Hence Baxter uses the word Martin as a…

Brewer's: Martin's Summer

(St.) (See under Summer.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MartineMartin's Running Footman A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Judith Martin Biography

Judith Martin“Miss Manners”columnistBorn: 9/13/1938Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Judith Sylvia Perlman lived in various foreign capitals as a child, as her father, a United Nations economist,…

Ricky Martin Biography

Ricky MartinsingerBorn: 12/24/1971Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin singer who burst onto the U.S. music scene after his hip-shaking performance at the 1999 Grammy Awards. At age 12…

Billy Martin Biography

Billy MartinBorn: May 16, 1928Baseball 5-time manager of NY Yankees; won 2 pennants and 1 World Series (1977); also managed Minnesota, Detroit, Texas and Oakland; played on 5 Yankee world…

Charles Martin Hall

Charles Martin Hall Born: 1863 Birthplace: Thompson, Ohio Manufacture of aluminum—Hall discovered the modern…

Martin Sheen Biography

Martin Sheen(Ramon Estevez)actorBorn: 8/3/1940Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio One of ten children of a poor Spanish immigrant father and Irish mother, Sheen got his start on Broadway, where he won a Tony…

Martin Landau Biography

Martin LandauactorBorn: 6/20/1931Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York This familiar actor spent four years as a staff cartoonist at the New York Times before heading for the stage in 1951, soon appearing…

Martin Lawrence Biography

Martin Lawrence actorBorn: 4/16/1965Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Film and television actor, comedian, director and producer. Appearing in comedy clubs and on cable TV, Lawrence was first…