Search
Search results
Displaying 331 - 340
Benjamin, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Benjamin, Walter, 1892–1940, German essayist and critic. He is known for his synthesis of eccentric Marxist theory and Jewish messianism. In particular, his essays on Charles…Pearl, The
(Encyclopedia) Pearl, The, one of four Middle English alliterative poems, all contained in a manuscript of c.1400, composed in the West Midland dialect, almost certainly by the same anonymous author…Nashe, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Nashe or Nash, ThomasNashe or Nash, Thomasboth: năsh [key], 1567–1601, English satirist. Very little is known of his life. Although his first publications appeared in 1589, it was not…Rogers, Roy
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy…Rogers, Will
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Will (William Penn Adair Rogers), 1879–1935, American humorist, b. Oolagah, Indian Territory (now in Oklahoma). In his youth he worked as a cowboy in Oklahoma, and after…1996 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1996 Radio & Records All-Time Charts Radio & Records magazine compiles year-end charts based on radio play. The country charts, however, are based on number of plays and market size.…2007 Midterm Elections: The Senate
Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in…Pulitzer Prizes: Investigative Reporting
1985 Lucy Morgan, Jack Reed (St. Petersburg [Fla.] Times), and William K. Marimow (Philadelphia Inquirer…Corresponding Members of the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
List of Delegates to the Convention.Appendix.Corresponding Members.Amelia A. Bowen, Woodstock, Conn.Harriet A. Burleigh, Stonington, Conn.Maria M. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.C. Blackford…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 24, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 23, 1805June 25, 1805June 24, 1805 Monday June 24th 1805. Supposing that Drewyer and R. Fields might possibly be still higher up medicine…