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Brewer's: Larboard
now called port (q.v.). (Starboard is from Anglo-Saxon steorabord, the steer-board, or right side of a ship.) Larboard is the French bâbord, the left-hand side of a ship looking towards…Brewer's: Conrad
(Lord). Afterwards called Lara, the corsair. A proud, ascetic, but successful captain. Hearing that the Sultan Seyd was about to attack the pirates, Conrad assumed the disguise of a…2017 Year in Review - U.S. News
Top events for the nation and the world in 2017 Prev Next Shootings in America Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting A shooter opened fire inside a terminal of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood…The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
by W. B. Yeats This BookBelief and UnbeliefA Teller of Tales Many of the tales in this book were told me by one Paddy Flynn, a little bright-eyed old man, who lived in a leaky and one-…The Adventures of Robin Hood <span class="date" >(1938)</span>
Directors: Michael Curtiz and William Keighley Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains and Olivia de Havilland Flynn is in his element here, playing the archetypal swashbuckler with ease and…gas laws
(Encyclopedia) gas laws, physical laws describing the behavior of a gas under various conditions of pressure, volume, and temperature. Experimental results indicate that all real gases behave in…Leon Forrest 1997 Deaths
Leon Forrestnovelist Forrest's rich, multilayered novels explored black-American history. He is best known for his epic novel, Divine Days. Born: 1937Died: 1997William Flynn1997…Tim Flock 1998 Deaths
Tim FlockAge: 73 pioneer of stock car racing who won 40 career NASCAR races, including Winston Cup titles in 1952 and 1955; set a NASCAR record with 19 poles in 1955; was recognized as one…Gene Fowler Jr. 1998 Deaths
Gene Fowler Jr. Age: 80 An Academy and Emmy Award-winning director and editor of more than 100 movies and television shows, Fowler will perhaps be best remembered for his 1957 cult classic,…Casey At The Bat
Ernest L. ThayerJune 3, 1888The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play, And then when Cooney died at first, and…Trending
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