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Brewer's: Carpet
The magic carpet of Tangu. A carpet to all appearances worthless, but if anyone sat thereon, it would transport him instantaneously to the place he wished to go. So called because it came…Brewer's: Spoke
(verb). When members of the House of Commons and other debaters call out Spoke, they mean that the person who gets up to address the assembly has spoken already, and cannot speak again…Plants & Animals
Dinosaur Fossils (By US State!) List of Dinosaurs... By US State! Frequently Asked Questions: Animals Frequently Asked Questions: Animals Frequently Asked Questions: Animals 75-Million-Year-Old…August 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of August 2009. Ex-Representative William Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme (Aug. 5): Former…The True George Washington: Tastes and Amusements: Arts and Literature
Arts and LiteratureIn 1751, at Barbadoes, Washington "was treated with a play ticket to see the Tragedy of George Barnwell acted: the character of Barnwell and several others was said to be…Current Events This Week: August 2023
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of August…Hindu philosophy
(Encyclopedia) Hindu philosophy, the philosophical speculations and systems of India that have their roots in Hinduism. Nyaya, traditionally founded by Akshapada Gautama (6th cent. b.c.), is a…Leipzig
(Encyclopedia) LeipzigLeipziglīpˈtsĭkh [key], city (1994 pop. 490,850), Saxony, E central Germany, at the confluence of the Pleisse, White Elster, and Parthe rivers. Originally a Slavic settlement…atomic bomb
(Encyclopedia) atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of nuclear energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy atomic nuclei. The first atomic bomb was produced…Adams, John Quincy
(Encyclopedia) Adams, John Quincy, 1767–1848, 6th President of the United States (1825–29), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass.; son of John Adams and Abigail Adams and father of Charles Francis…Trending
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