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Bob Thurman 1998 Deaths
Bob Thurman Age: 81 former Negro Leagues and major league outfielder in the 1940s and 50s; spent five seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, mostly as a pinch hitter and platoon player; joined the…Bryan Young OWSLEY, Congress, KY (1798-1849)
OWSLEY Bryan Young , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Ky., August 19, 1798; attended the common schools of Lincoln County; studied law and was admitted to…Maryland
Maryland State Information Capital: Annapolis Official Name: State of Maryland Organized as a Territory: 1632 Entered Union & Rank: April 28, 1788 (7th of the original 13 states) Present…Solomon Weathersbee DOWNS, Congress, LA (1801-1854)
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1853 Party: Democrat DOWNS Solomon Weathersbee , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1801; pursued classical studies and graduated from…Of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
by Lewis Carroll The Pool of TearsThe Rabbit Sends in a Little BillA Caucus-Race and a Long Tale They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank-the birds with draggled…Chandra: Exploring the Invisible Universe
Sources: NASA and Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. NASA's most powerful X-ray telescope, called the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), was launched from the space shuttle Columbia…pulsar
(Encyclopedia) pulsar, in astronomy, a neutron star that emits brief, sharp pulses of energy instead of the steady radiation associated with other natural sources. The study of pulsars began when…fluke
(Encyclopedia) fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, March 26, 1806
Day 1285 Day 1287 Clark, March 26, 1806 Wednesday March 26th 1806 The wind blew So hard untill 8 A M. that we detained, we gave a Medal to a Man by the name of Wal-lal-le a principal man…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Guy
GuyMortal mixed of middle clay, Attempered to the night and day, Interchangeable with things, Needs no amulets nor rings. Guy possessed the talisman That all things from him began; And as, of…Trending
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