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Apollo 11 - Anniversary
Apollo 11July 20 marks the anniversary of man's first walk on the moon by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco How many movies, songs, anecdotes—even clichés—have sprung from humanity's first landing on the…Star-Mangled Banner
A look at some controversial, and botched, renditions of the American national anthem "Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early night . . ." Related Links American Music Timeline…Sara Teasedale: Sappho I
Sappho IMidnight, and in the darkness not a sound, So, with hushed breathing, sleeps the autumn night; Only the white immortal stars shall know, Here in the house with the low-lintelled door…Robert Haven Schauffler: Scum o' the Earth
Scum o' the EarthRobert Haven SchaufflerIAt the gate of the West I stand, On the isle where the nations throng. We call them "scum o' the earth";Stay, are we doing you wrong, Young fellow…Classical Mythology: The Good-Time God: Pan
The Good-Time God: PanClassical MythologyFriends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale MonstersFrom Dusk to Dawn: The Sisters of HeliusThe Good-Time God: PanThe Fairy Tale World: Giants, Ogres, and Monsters Half…The Devil's Dictionary: Datary
by Ambrose Bierce DARINGDAWNDATARY -n. A high ecclesiastic official of the Roman Catholic Church, whose important function is to brand the Pope's bulls with the words Datum Romae. He…Sara Teasedale: Rome
RomeOh for the rising moon Over the roofs of Rome, And swallows in the dusk Circling a darkened dome!Oh for the measured dawns That pass with folded wings— How can I let them go…The Devil's Dictionary: Day
by Ambrose Bierce DAWNDEADDAY -n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper - the former devoted…Space Fungus?
Even in sterile space craft, bacteria thrive by David Johnson Fungus thrive in spacecraft like this module, part of the International Space Station. (Source:NASA) Related Links Day One at…Sara Teasdale: Morning Song
Morning SongA diamond of a morning Waked me an hour too soon; Dawn had taken in the stars And left the faint white moon.O white moon, you are lonely, It is the same with me, But we have…Trending
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