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Brewer's: Bells

The Koran says that bells hang on the trees of Paradise, and are set in motion by wind from the throne of God, as often as the blessed wish for music. (Sale.) Bells as musical As those…

The Wright Brothers Centennial

A Century of Flight The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio Orville Wright, Major John F.…

Brewer's: Gyrfalcon, Gerfalcon

or Jerfalcon. A native of Iceland and Norway, highest in the list of hawks for falconry, “Gyr,” or “Ger,” is, I think, the Dutch gier, a vulture. It is called the “vulture-falcon” because…

Brewer's: Buzzard

(The) is meant for Dr. Burnett, whose figure was lusty. “The noble Buzzard ever pleased me best.” Dryden: Hind and Panter, part iii. 1121. Buzzard called hawk by courtesy. It is a…

Hurd Hatfield 1998 Deaths

Hurd Hatfieldactor elegant character actor best known for his portrayal of the title character in The Picture of Dorian Gray Born: 1918Died: 1998Phil HartmanG - LJohn Hawkes

Peter Lind Hayes 1998 Deaths

Peter Lind HayesAge: 82 stage and screen performer who starred in The Peter Lind Hayes Show in the late 1950s and Peter Loves Mary in the early '60s, with wife Mary Healy.Died: April 21,…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 6, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 5, 1806March 7, 1806March 6, 1806 Thursday March 6th 1806. This morning the fishing and hunting parties set out agreeably to their…

Entertainment Bios — H

Gene HackmanJessica Hagedorn Larry HagmanAlan Hale Jr.Alex HaleyAnthony Michael HallHuntz HallLasse HallströmMark HamillGeorge HamiltonLisa Gay HamiltonJupiter HammonHerbie HancockTom HanksWilliam…

David Ray NAGLE, Congress, IA (1943)

NAGLE David Ray , a Representative from Iowa; born in Grinnell, Iowa, April 15, 1943; attended University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1961-1965; LL.B., University of Iowa Law School…