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Chauncey Judd: Tobiah and Rachel

Captain John Wooster's Wooster's Barn Tobiah and Rachel Captain Wooster's most important helps in the management of his farm and tavern were a colored man, named Tobiah, and his wife…

November 2010 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of November 2010. Giants Beat Rangers to Win World Series (Nov. 1): The…

Men's Olympic 400-Meter Individual Medley

1964 Dick Roth, United States 4:45.40   1968 Charles Hickox, United States 4:48.40   1972 Gunnar Larsson, Sweden 4:31.98   1976 Rod Strachan, United States 4:…

Brewer's: Tolosa

He has got the gold of Tolosa. (Latin proverb meaning “His ill-gotten wealth will do him no good.”) Caepio, in his march to Gallia Narbonensis, stole from Toulous (Tolosa) the gold and…

Brewer's: Tomboy

A romping girl, formerly used for a harlot. (Saxon, tumbere, a dancer or romper; Danish, tumle, “to tumble about;” French, tomber; Spanish, tumbar; our tumble.) The word may either be…

Brewer's: Unco

has two meanings: As an adjective it means unknown, strange, unusual; but as an adverb it means very - as unco good, unco glad, etc. The “unco guid” are the pinchbeck saints, too good by…

Brewer's: Old Style- New Style

Old Style means computed according to the unreformed calendar. New Style means computed according to the calendar reformed and corrected by Gregory XIII. in 1582. The New Style was…

Brewer's: Long-tailed

How about the long-tailed beggar? A reproof given to one who is drawing the longbow too freely. The tale is that a boy who had been a short voyage pretended on his return to have forgotten…

1972–1973 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama Series, ContinuingThe Waltons (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a DramaRichard Thomas, The Waltons (CBS)Outstanding Continued…