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O'Grady, Standish Hayes

(Encyclopedia) O'Grady, Standish Hayes, 1832–1915, Irish scholar. His great work was the Silva Gadelica (1892), a collection of old Irish tales. He also translated heroic stories from the Gaelic and…

Scott, Thomas Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Thomas Alexander, 1823–81, American railroad president, b. Fort Loudon, Pa. He was employed by the Pennsylvania RR as a station agent in 1850 and rose to become general…

Angelus, Byzantine emperors

(Encyclopedia) AngelusAngelusănˈjələs [key], family name and dynasty of three Byzantine emperors (1185–1204): see Isaac II; Alexius III; Alexius IV.

Harry Hay Biography

activistBorn: April 7, 1912Birthplace: Worthing, EnglandDied: October 24, 2002 Harry Hay was born to American parents Margaret and Harry, Sr. in Worthing, England.…

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Rutherford Birchard HayesBorn: 10/4/1822Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. A graduate of Kenyon College and the Harvard Law…

Brewer's: Hay, Hagh

or Haugh. A royal park in “which no man commons”; rich pasture-land; as Bilhagh (Billa-haugh), Beskwood- or Bestwood-hay, Lindeby-hay, Welley-hay or Wel-hay. These five hays were “special…

Brewer's: Lim Hay

Lick it up like Lim hay. Lim, on the Mersey, is famous for its excellent hay. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LimbLily Maid of Astolat A B C D E F G H…

Brewer's: Cock of Hay

(A) or a haycock. A small heap of hay thrown up temporarily. (German, Kocke, a heap of hay; Norwegian, kok, a heap.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cock of…

Helen Hayes Biography

Helen HayesactressBorn: 10/10/1900Birthplace: Washington D.C. Academy and Tony Award winning film and stage actress who began acting when she was 9 years old and became a leading figure on Broadway…