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Drake, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia) Drake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). In 1585, Drake commanded a fleet that sacked Vigo in Spain and…Hawkins, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hawkins, Sir Richard, 1562?–1622, English admiral, son of Sir John Hawkins. He served under Sir Francis Drake in the 1585–86 expedition to the West Indies, commanded the Swallow in the…Carey, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Carey, Henry, 1687–1743, English author. After the first collection of his poems appeared in 1713, he turned to writing for the stage. Primarily a writer of farce comedy, his greatest…Macon
(Encyclopedia) MaconMaconmāˈkən, māˈkŏn [key], city (1990 pop. 106,612), seat of Bibb co., central Ga., at the head of navigation on the Ocmulgee River; inc. 1823. It is the industrial, processing,…The 86th Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Nominees
Here are the nominees for actress in a supporting role. Last year, Jennifer Lawrence won a Best Actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook. This year she's nominated in the Best Supporting category…Struthers, Sally Ann
actressBirthplace: Portland, Ore.Born: 7/28/48Howes, Sally Ann
actressBirthplace: LondonBorn: 7/20/34David Hawkins Biography
David Hawkinsphilosopher of science and historianBorn: Feb. 28, 1913Birthplace: El Paso, Texas Hawkins was Robert Oppenheimer's assistant on the Manhattan Project and served as the project's…Brewer's: Aunt Sally
A game in which a wooden head is mounted on a pole. The fun of the game is to knock the nose of the figure, or break the pipe stuck in its mouth. This is to be done by throwing at it, from…Brewer's: Sally Lunn
A tea-cake; so called from Sally Lunn, the pastrycook of Bath, who used to cry them about in a basket at the close of the eighteenth century. Dalmer, the baker, bought her recipe, and made…Trending
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