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Archery

First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by Beth Rowen Did You Know? As legend has it, Robin Hood once won an archery contest by splitting the arrow of a competitor with his own arrow. That act is…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 29, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 28, 1806April 30, 1806April 29, 1806 Tuesday April 29th 1806. This morning Yellept furnished us with two canoes and we began to transport…

David Bowie Biography

David Bowie(David Robert Jones)musician, actorBorn: 1/8/1947Birthplace: London, England This multi-faceted performer is so versatile he even has eyes that are two different colors. Though…

Robert Haven Schauffler: Scum o' the Earth

Scum o' the EarthRobert Haven SchaufflerIAt the gate of the West I stand, On the isle where the nations throng. We call them "scum o' the earth";Stay, are we doing you wrong, Young fellow…

1 Kings: 1

1 Kings Chapter 1 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be…

Mundaka-Upanishad: Second Mundaka, Second Khanda

Second Khanda 1. Manifest, near, moving in the cave (of the heart) is the great Being. In it everything is centred which ye know as moving, breathing, and blinking, as being and not-being, as…

The Koran/Sura XV — Hedjr

Sura XV — Hedjr[268]Mecca — 99 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA.[269] These are the signs of the Book, and of a lucid recital [Koran]. Many a time…