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Brewer's: Hungary Water
Made of rosemary, sage, and spices; so called because the receipt was given by a hermit to the Queen of Hungary. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hunger…Head Above Water
Director: Jim WilsonWriter: Theresa MarieDirector of Photography:Richard BowenEditor:Michael R. MillerMusic:Christopher YoungProduction Designer:Jeffrey BeecroftProducers:Jim Wilson and John…America's Troubled Waters
Source: U.S. PIRG, Troubled Waters: An Analysis of Clean Water Act Compliance, 2007. Since 1972, the Clean Water Act has made significant strides in cleaning up U.S. waterways. Unfortunately, the…Muddy Waters Biography
Muddy Waters(McKinley Morganfield)blues singerBorn: 4/4/1915Birthplace: Rolling Fork, Mississippi Blues singer and guitarist who plugged in Delta blues and is considered one of rock's most…On (and Under) the Water
Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his passenger business failed. Fulton's…Normans
(Encyclopedia) Normans, designation for the Northmen, or Norsemen, who conquered Normandy in the 10th cent. and adopted Christianity and the customs and language of France. Abandoning piracy and…Keyes, Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Keyes, Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st BaronKeyes, Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baronkēz [key], 1872–1945, British admiral. In World War I he achieved his greatest fame as commander…Robert Guiscard
(Encyclopedia) Robert GuiscardRobert Guiscardgēskärˈ [key], c.1015–1085, Norman conqueror of S Italy, a son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans). Robert joined (c.1046) his brothers in S Italy and…Roger of Wendover
(Encyclopedia) Roger of Wendover, d. c.1236, English chronicler, a monk of St. Albans. As historiographer of St. Albans, he began the Flores historiarum (see Matthew of Westminster), a general…Kemble, Adelaide
(Encyclopedia) Kemble, Adelaide: see under Kemble, Roger.Trending
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