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Gushers: The Texas Oil Boom and Industry

Top of Page Source: iStockThe United States is the world’s largest oil producer. For 150 years, Texas history and the oil and natural gas industry have been inextricably linked. In 2019, around 41%…

Brewer's: Swan

Fionnuala, daughter of Lir, was transformed into a swan, and condemned to wander for many hundred years over the lakes and rivers of Ireland till the introduction of Christianity into that…

1973–1974 Emmy Awards

Alan Alda, M*A*S*HArchive PhotosActor of the Year, SeriesAlan Alda, M*A*S*HActress of the Year, SeriesMary Tyler Moore, The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSupporting Actor of the YearMichael Moriarty,…

William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act II, Scene II

Scene IISouthampton. A council-chamberEnter Exeter, Bedford, and WestmorelandBedford'Fore God, his grace is bold, to trust these traitors.ExeterThey shall be apprehended by and by.…

John Lennon., 1997 News

was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to music. He dedicated his knighthood to fellow ex-Beatles, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and the late John Lennon.

The Devil's Dictionary: Koran

by Ambrose Bierce KNIGHTKORAN -n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture,…

The Devil's Dictionary: Misericorde

by Ambrose Bierce MISDEMEANORMISFORTUNEMISERICORDE -n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.