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Connecticut

Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…

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Jacobus Van CortlandtStephen Van CortlandtCornelius VanderbiltWilliam Henry VanderbiltSir William Cornelius Van HorneKiliaen Van RensselaerMartha Van RensselaerMatthew VassarThorstein…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 8, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 7, 1806March 9, 1806March 8, 1806 Saturday March 8th 1806. Bratton is much better today, his back gives him but little pain. Collins…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 22, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 21, 1806May 23, 1806May 22, 1806 Thursday May 22ed 1806. A fine morning we exposed all our baggage to air and dry as well as our store of…

What are "p's" and "q's"?

The Question: What does the phrase "mind your 'p's' and 'q's'" come from? The Answer: You can find helpful answers to questions like this in…

John Derek 1998 Deaths

John DerekAge: 71 film actor, director and still photographer credited with “discovering” Mary Cathleen Collins, a.k.a. Bo Derek. Although Derek played supporting roles in such films as The…

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters

The Colour of LoveVerve When the 1990's chapter of The History of Blues Guitar is one day written, you can bet Ronnie Earl gets a lion's share of ink. That's because Earl is, without doubt,…