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Agnon, S. Y.
(Encyclopedia) Agnon, S. Y. (Shmuel Yosef Agnon)Agnon, S. Y.shm&oomacr;ˈĕl yōˈsəf ägnōnˈ; yōˈzəf [key], 1888–1970, Israeli writer, b. Buczacz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Buchach, Ukraine), as…White, Stanford
(Encyclopedia) White, Stanford, 1853–1906, American architect, b. New York City; son of Richard Grant White. In 1872 he entered the office of Gambrill and Richardson in Boston, at the time when H. H…Tokugawa
(Encyclopedia) TokugawaTokugawatōˌk&oomacr;gäˈwä [key], family that held the shogunate (see shogun) and controlled Japan from 1603 to 1867. Founded by Ieyasu, the Tokugawa regime was a…Romanesque architecture and art
(Encyclopedia) Romanesque architecture and art, the artistic style that prevailed throughout Europe from the 10th to the mid-12th cent., although it persisted until considerably later in certain…Stone Age
(Encyclopedia) Stone Age: see Paleolithic period; Mesolithic period; Neolithic period.March 2010 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Science/Disasters News Here are the key events in world news for the month of March 2010…Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
(Encyclopedia) Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, period of Chinese history between the fall of the T'ang dynasty (a.d. 907) and the establishment of the Sung dynasty (a.d. 960). It is named for the…The Congress of Women: The Finding of the New World
by Miss Jane Meade Welch Opening AddressOur Forgotten Foremothers.The Finding of the New World[1] Miss Jane Meade Welch is a native of Buffalo, N. Y. She was born March 11, 1854. Her…China's Dynasties
One of (or some of) the world's oldest civilizations China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world and throughout much of their history, the country’s leadership has been claimed…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XX ("The last night that she lived")
by EmilyDickinsonXIXThe First LessonXX The last night that she lived, It was a common night, Except the dying; this to us Made nature different. We noticed smallest things, — Things…