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The Juniper-Tree
The Juniper-Tree Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich man with a good and beautiful wife. They loved each other dearly, but sorrowed much that they had no…2003 Deaths: R - Z
Vera Hruba RalstonNoel ReddingDonald ReganNatalya ReshetovskayaLeni RiefenstahlJohn RitterFred RogersTony RomaBurns “Bud” RoperWalt RostowLaura RothenbergPrince Sadruddin Aga KhanPeter…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: You're Welcome, Willie Stewart
by Robert Burns Epigram At Brownhill InnLovely Polly StewartYou're Welcome, Willie Stewart Chorus.—You're welcome, Willie Stewart, You're welcome, Willie Stewart,…Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory <span class="date" >(1971)</span>
Director: Mel StuartCast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear and Aubrey Woods Wonka's guided tour through the mysterious Chocolate Factory is as enduring as, well, an…Horse Racing Summary: Belmont Stakes
Belmont Park; 3-year-olds; 11/2 mi Run at Jerome Park 1867 to 1890; at Morris Park 1890-94; at Belmont Park 1905-62; at Aqueduct 1963-67. Distance 15/8 mi…The Devil's Dictionary: Last
by Ambrose Bierce LAPLAUGHTERLAST -n. A shoemaker's implement, named by a frowning Providence as opportunity to the maker of puns. Ah, punster, would my lot were cast, Where the…Bill Hartack Biography
jockeyDied: Nov. 26, 2007 (Texas) Best Known as: champion jockey who won five Kentucky Derbys A champion jockey who won the Kentucky Derby five times during…SCOTT, John, Congress, PA (1784-1850)
SCOTT John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Marsh Creek, near Gettysburg, Pa., December 25, 1784; moved to Alexandria, Pa., in 1806; engaged as tanner and shoemaker; served as…Daniel SHEFFEY, Congress, VA (1770-1830)
SHEFFEY Daniel , a Representative from Virginia; born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., in 1770; pursued classical studies; apprenticed as a shoemaker in his father's shop; moved to Wytheville…Emanuel SHULTZ, Congress, OH (1819-1912)
SHULTZ Emanuel , a Representative from Ohio; born in Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pa., July 25, 1819; attended the public schools; apprenticed to the trade of shoemaker; moved to Miamisburg,…