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Coffin, Charles Carleton

(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823–96, American journalist, b. Boscawen, N.H. During the Civil War, he was a correspondent in the field for the Boston Journal, and he served in the same…

Beard, Daniel Carter

(Encyclopedia) Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850–1941, American illustrator and naturalist, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, studied at the Art Students League, New York City. He illustrated many books (among them the…

A Boy's Will: A Boy's Will

by Robert Frost A Boy's WillContentsInto My OwnGhost HouseMy November GuestLove and a QuestionA Late WalkStarsStorm FearWind and Window FlowerTo the Thawing WindA Prayer in SpringFlower-…

Burt Bacharach Biography

Burt Bacharachcomposer, songwriterBorn: 5/12/1929Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Beginning in the late 1950s he gained acclaim for his scores and songs for films, including What's New Pussycat (…

Proud Boys

(Encyclopedia) Proud Boys, American political movement. Founded in 2016 by Vice Media cofounder Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys promotes the philosophy…

1998 RIAA Platinum Singles

The RIAA certifies recordings that sell one million or more copies as platinum and those selling two million or more as multi-platinum.2 MillionThe Boy Is Mine Brandy and Monica (Atlantic)1…

Kevin Bacon Biography

Kevin Bacon actorBorn: 7/8/1958Birthplace: Philadelphia After his movie debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), he did a couple of stints on soaps Search For Tomorrow (1979) and The…