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Baron Munchausen: A Trip to the North

by Rudolph Erich Raspe The Frolic Our Baron excels Baron Tott...A Trip to the North The Baron sails with Captain Phipps, attacks two large bears, and has a very narrow escape-Gains…

1903–1920

1903—Boston A.L. 5 (Jimmy Collins); Pittsburgh N.L. 3 (Fred Clarke). WP—Boston: Dinneen (2, 6, 8), Young (5, 7); Pittsburgh: Phillippe (1, 3, 4). LP—Boston: Young (1), Hughes (3), Dinneen (4…

Movie Timeline

Here are key moments in the history and evolution of the cinema. 1889William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the…

Paleolithic period

(Encyclopedia) Paleolithic periodPaleolithic periodpāˌlēəlĭthˈĭk, –lēō–, pălˌ– [key] or Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human development and the longest phase of mankind's history. It is…

Largest Lakes in the World

You'd think it was the ocean A lake is defined as a body of water surrounded by land, separate from any surrounding rivers or outlets, that is not the ocean. There is no limit on size or salinity.…

Inaugural Trivia

Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations Related Links Famous Presidential Speeches Inaugural Oratory Notable Inaugural Events George Washington's was the shortest…

Presidential Trivia

Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams. James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins…

From buildings to animals

From buildings to animals Slideshows from Tallest Buildings in the World to Moons of our Solar System. Related Links Animal Groups Animal Names: Male, Female, and…