Search
Search results
Displaying 61 - 70
Basil I
(Encyclopedia) Basil I (Basil the Macedonian)Basil Ibăzˈəl, bāˈzəl [key], c.813–886, Byzantine emperor (867–86). His ancestors probably were Armenians or Slavs who settled in Macedonia. He became (c.…Watergate affair
(Encyclopedia) Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national…Smith, Hamilton Othanel
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Hamilton Othanel, 1931–, American biologist, b. New York City, M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1956. A professor at the Univ. of Michigan and Johns Hopkins, Smith worked with Daniel Nathans…Lespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore de
(Encyclopedia) Lespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore deLespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore dezhülēˈ zhän ālāōnôrˈ də lĕspēnäsˈ [key], 1732–76, French woman of letters. She aided (1754–64) Mme Du Deffand in…era of good feelings
(Encyclopedia) era of good feelings, period in U.S. history (1817–23) when, the Federalist party having declined, there was little open party feeling. After the War of 1812 all sections were anxious…erysipelas
(Encyclopedia) erysipelaserysipelasĕrəsĭpˈələs [key], acute infection of the skin characterized by a sharply demarcated, shiny red swelling, accompanied by high fever and a feeling of general illness…Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3d duke of, 1735–1811, British statesman. After serving as a secretary of state (1765–66), he became first lord of the treasury in Lord Chatham's…Vanini, Lucilio
(Encyclopedia) Vanini, LucilioVanini, Luciliol&oomacr;chēˈlyō vänēˈnē [key], c.1585–1619, Italian philosopher, who gave himself the name Julius Caesar. A freethinker, he was persecuted for his…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On Glenriddell's Fox Breaking His Chain
by Robert Burns The PosiePoem On Pastoral PoetryOn Glenriddell's Fox Breaking His Chain A Fragment, 1791. Thou, Liberty, thou art my theme; Not such as idle poets dream…Liliencron, Detlev, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Liliencron, Detlev, Freiherr vonLiliencron, Detlev, Freiherr vondĕtˈlĕf frīˈhĕr fən lēˈlyənkrôn [key], 1844–1909, German lyric poet, b. Schleswig-Holstein. First a Prussian army…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
