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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: My Father Was A Farmer
by Robert Burns Song-"No Churchman Am I"John Barleycorn: A BalladMy Father Was A Farmer Tune-"The weaver and his shuttle, O." My father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O…Brewer's: Bloom
From bloom to bloom. A floral rent. The Lord of the Manor received and rose or gillyflower, on the Feast of John the Baptist, yearly (July 5th, O. S.). (See Notes and Queries, Feb. 13th,…Books Under Fire
Banned Books Week calls attention to the most challenged and banned books in the U.S. by Borgna Brunner More information on Banned Books Week American Library…Liddon, Henry Parry
(Encyclopedia) Liddon, Henry Parry, 1829–90, English clergyman, a noted preacher and lecturer. As canon of St. Paul's Cathedral (1870–90) and Dean Ireland professor of exegesis at Oxford (1870–82),…Fair, James Graham
(Encyclopedia) Fair, James Graham, 1831–94, American financier, b. near Belfast, Ireland. He emigrated to America as a child, grew up on an Illinois farm, and went west in 1851 in search of gold. In…Knights of the Golden Circle
(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads. Dr. George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian who…2002 Deaths: A - F
Jack Henry AbbottJohn AgarBob AkinStephen AmbroseWalter AnnenbergKenneth ArmitageBuck BakerNorman “Buddy” BakerJoaquín BalaguerDavid W. BarryAlice BauerMildred BensonDave BergMilton…The Year in Movies
Hollywood followed the lead of trailblazing independents, producing a slate of dark, edgy films by Beth Rowen Despite the typical deluge of summer high-octane blockbusters, Hollywood finally…Biographies: Deaths of 2011
Deaths of 2011 See also 2010 Deaths 2009 Deaths…2013 Academy Awards
The 2013 Academy Awards were presented on March 2, 2014, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture American Hustle Captain…