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1980–1981 Obie Awards
Best New American PlayDavid Henry Hwang, FOBBest ProductionEmily Mann, Still LifePlaywritingCharles Fuller, Zooman and the SignAmlin Gray, How I Got That StoryLen Jenkin, Limbo…Led Zeppelin Biography
Led Zeppelinrock group Although critics panned them as “derivative,” Led Zeppelin became one of the most successful rock bands during the 1970s. Known as one of the best live-performance…Brewer's: Concerto
(Italian). A composition intended to display the powers of some particular instrument, with orchestral accompaniments. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Dutch Comfort
`Tis a comfort it was no worse. The comfort derivable from the consideration that how bad soever the evil which has befallen you, a worse evil is at least conceivable. Source: Dictionary…George Harrison 2001 Deaths
George HarrisonAge: 58musician lead guitarist for the Beatles, Harrison died in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer. “He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless…December 2016 Current Events: U.S. News Slideshow
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of December 2016. 1. Oakland Warehouse Fire Kills Dozens 2. Army Corps of Engineers Announces…Brewer's: Caucus
A meeting of citizens in America to agree upon what members they intend to support, and to concert measures for carrying out their political wishes. The word arose from the caulkers of…Brewer's: Conan
The Thersites of “Fingal;” brave even to rashness. Blow for blow or claw for claw, as Conan said. Conan made a vow never to take a blow without returning it; when he descended into the…Brewer's: Dutch Courage
The courage excited by drink; pot valour. “In the Dutch wars (in the time of Charles II.), ...the captain of the Hollander man-of-war, when about to engage with our ships, usually set ...…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 10
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 9Federalist No. 11Federalist No. 10 The Same Subject Continued (The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and…Trending
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