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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 12, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 11, 1806April 13, 1806April 12, 1806 Saturday April 12th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and still continued to rain this…

Classical Mythology: Road Warrior

Road WarriorClassical MythologyLucky in War, Unlucky in Love: TheseusRoad WarriorA Lot of BullKing Theseus Wants a WifeMidlife Crisis: The Abduction of Helen The dangers on the road from Troezen to…

Sara Jane Olson, 2002 News

former member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, was sentenced in January to 20 years to life in prison for her involvement in a 1975 attempt to blow up two police cars. Immediately after…

Richard Nixon: Watergate

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent The scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began on June 17, 1972, when five men, all employees of Nixon's reelection campaign, were caught…

Brewer's: Wade

(1 syl.), to go through watery places, is the Anglo-Saxon wad (a ford), wadan (to ford or go [through a meadow]). (See Weyd-Monat.)…

Brewer's: Greybeard

(A). An earthen pot for holding spirits; a large stone jar. Also an old man. (Bellarmine.) “We will give a cup of distilled waters ... unto the next pilgrim that comes over; and ye may…

Oscar's Checkered Past

Even today's Oscar extravaganzas seem tame when compared to the spectacles of yesterday by Alicia Potter Sacheen Littlefeather accepts Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar.…

The Lion King <span class="date" >(1994)</span>

Directors: Roger Allers and Rob MinkoffVoices of: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Broderick and Jeremy Irons Disney's animated tale of the jungle wowed…