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The Devil's Dictionary: Regalia

by Ambrose Bierce REFUSALRELIGIONREGALIA -n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as Knights of Adam; Visionaries of Detectable Bosh; the Ancient…

Brewer's: George

(St.) (g soft). Gibbon, in his Decline and Fall, ii. 323, asserts that the patron saint of England was George of Cappadocia, the turbulent Arian Bishop of Alexandria, torn to pieces by the…

William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act II, Scene V

Scene VPentapolis. A room in the palaceEnter Simonides, reading a letter, at one door: the Knights meet himFirst KnightGood morrow to the good Simonides.SimonidesKnights, from my daughter…

Year in Review, 2000: Top Sports Personalities

Golf star Tiger Woods, Olympic star Cathy Freeman, and ten other personalities who changed sports by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison Tiger Woods At the age of 25, Woods…

The Young Man From Atlanta

By:Horton FooteDirector:Robert FallsSets:Thomas LynchCostumes:David C. WoolardLighting:James F. IngallsMusic and Sound:Richard WoodburyOpened:3/97 at the Longacre TheaterCast:Rip Torn,…

Brewer's: Templars

or Knights Templars. Nine French knights bound themselves, at the beginning of the twelfth century, to protect pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land, and received the name of Templars,…

1969 Academy Awards

The 1969 Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAnne of the Thousand Days, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Universal)Butch Cassidy and…

2016 Presidential Election Campaign

Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics     Presidential Candidates Democratic Hillary Clinton Republican Donald Trump Vice Presidential…

April 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of April 2009. Charges Against Ted Stevens Dropped (Apr. 1): The Justice Department moves to drop all…