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Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more. by Borgna Brunner Rosa Parks, seated on a Montgomery…Baseball Through the Years
The World SeriesAll-Time World Series LeadersLeague Championship SeriesLeague Divisional SeriesOther PlayoffsRegular Season League & Division WinnersThe All-Star GameMajor League…Classical Mythology: Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: Dionysus on Tour
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: Dionysus on TourClassical MythologyEat, Drink, and Be Merry: DionysusSex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: Dionysus on TourYo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Wine!The Kindness of…Brewer's: Casino
Originally, a little casa or room near a theatre, where persons might retire, after the play was over, for dancing or music. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Corinnus
A Greek poet before the time of Homer. He wrote in heroic verse the Siege of Troy, and it is said that Homer is considerably indebted to him. (Suidas.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Scio's Blind Old Bard
Homer. Scio is the modern name of Chios, in the AEgean Sea. Smyrna, Chios, Colophon', Salamis', Rhodos, Argos, Athenae, Your just right to call Homer your son you must settle between ye.…Brewer's: Mæonides
(4 syl.) or Mæonian Poet. Homer, either because he was the son of Mæon, or because he was born in Mæonia (Asia Minor). (See Homer.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Agrimony
The older spelling was Argemony, and Pliny calls it argemonia, from the Greek argemos, a white speck on the eye, which this plant was supposed to cure. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Pelides
Son of Peleus (2 syl.)- that is, Achilles, the hero of Homer's Iliad, and chief of the Greek warriors that besieged Troy. When, like Pelides, bold beyond control, Homer raised high to…Year in Review, 1998: Top 10 Sports Moments of the Year, Part 1
1. McGwire Blasts 62nd Homer It was the crowning moment of the sports year. When Mark McGwire knocked his 62nd homer of the season, poking the ball just over the left field fence and all the way…Trending
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