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Brewer's: Hudibras

Said to be a caricature of Sir Samuel Luke, a patron of Samuel Butler. The Grub'Street Journal (1731) maintains it was Colonel Rolle, of Devonshire, with whom the poet lodged for some time…

new towns

(Encyclopedia) new towns, planned urban communities in Great Britain, developed by long-term loans from the central government and first authorized by the New Towns Act of 1946. The chief purpose of…

Hitz

UPNTuesday 9:00–9:30 p.m.; canceledCast: Claude Brooks, Rick Gomez, Andrew Dice Clay, Spencer Garrett and Rosa Blasi Record-label president Jimmy Esposito (Clay) has high expectations for…

Bob Hunter 2005 Deaths

Bob HunterAge: 63 Canadian journalist who in 1971 founded Greenpeace, an international environmental organization. Died: Toronto, May 2, 2005Shirley HornG - LEvan Hunter

Roy Rogers' Horse Trigger

The Question: Where was Roy Rogers' original horse, Trigger, born? The Answer: Trigger was a palomino stallion. Originally named "Golden Cloud…

Brewer's: Summer

The second or autumnal summer, said to last thirty days, begins about the time that the sun enters Scorpio (October 23rd). It is variously called - (1) St. Martin's summer (L'éte de St.…

Biographies: Archaeologists

ArchaeologistsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryBelzoni, Giovanni Battista, Italian adventurer and antiquities dealer Bent, James Theodore, English explorer and…

E-H

Marian Wright EdelmanJohn EdwardsJohn EhrlichmanMamie Geneva Doud EisenhowerEleanor of AquitaineJoycelyn Jones EldersDaniel EllsbergOlaudah EquianoMarch Fong EuDonald EvansMedgar EversMyrlie…

Ruth Hussey 2005 Deaths

Ruth HusseyAge: 93 actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a sassy reporter in The Philadelphia Story. Her other credits include Northwest Passage. Died: Newbury Park,…