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Temple, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 23, 1805
Day 863 Day 865 Lewis, August 23, 1805 Friday August 23rd 1805. This morning I arrose very early and despatched two hunters on horseback with orders to extend their hunt to a greater…liquefied petroleum gas
(Encyclopedia) liquefied petroleum gas or LPG, mixture of gases, chiefly propane and butane, produced commercially from petroleum and stored under pressure to keep it in a liquid state. The boiling…The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back
by Roy Wilkins As executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Roy Wilkins addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after…Crowe's <i>Almost Famous</i>
Director Cameron Crowe and co-star Kate Hudson talk about groupies, the 70's, and rock-and-roll's heyday by Peter Keough This article was posted on September 11, 2000. Both the young and old…Robert Ward JOHNSON, Congress, AR (1814-1879)
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861 Party: Democrat JOHNSON Robert Ward , a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Scott County, Ky., July 22, 1814; moved with his father to Arkansas in…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 22, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 21, 1805October 23, 1805October 22, 1805 October 22nd Tuesday 1805 a fine morning Calm. we Set out at 9 oClock and on the Course S. 52°…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 25, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 24, 1806July 26, 1806July 25, 1806 Friday July 25th 1806. The weather still continues cold cloudy and rainy, the wind also has blown all day…Solutré-Pouilly
(Encyclopedia) Solutré-PouillySolutré-Pouillysôlütrāˈ-p&oomacr;yēˈ [key], village (1993 est. pop. 350), Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy. It is known for its white wines. It is…Sisyphus
(Encyclopedia) SisyphusSisyphussĭsˈĭfəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even Death. For his…