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Nampeyo Biography

NampeyopotterBorn: c. 1860Birthplace: Hano, First Mesa, Ariz. Nampeyo was known internationally as a premier potter. She based her work on techniques used by Hopi and Tewa artisans. She…

Ta Mok 2006 Deaths

Ta MokAge: 80 Khmer Rouge leader who was in charge of Cambodia's southwest region under Pol Pot's reign of terror that claimed about 1.7 million victims from 1975 to 1979. Ta Mok's troops…

Hanukkah

The Festival of Lights Hannukah Dates (from sundown of the following dates) 2020 Dec. 11 2021 Nov. 29 2022 Dec. 19 2023 Dec.…

Passover: Feast Without the Yeast

Why are some foods kosher and others not? Passover Dates (from sundown to sundown of the following dates) 2020: April 92021: March 282022: April 162023: April 62024: April 232025: April…

Thomas Augustine Daly: Da Leetla Boy

Da Leetla BoyThomas Augustine DalyDa spreeng ees com'! but oh, da joy Eet ees too late! He was so cold, my leetla boy, He no could wait.I no can count how manny week, How manny day, dat he…

Anna Hempstead Branch: The Monk in the Kitchen

The Monk in the KitchenAnna Hempstead BranchIOrder is a lovely thing; On disarray it lays its wing, Teaching simplicity to sing. It has a meek and lowly grace, Quiet as a nun's face. Lo — I…

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

(Encyclopedia) Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834–1903, American painter, etcher, wit, and eccentric, b. Lowell, Mass. Whistler was dismissed from West Point for insufficient knowledge of chemistry…

Domestic Experiences

Domestic ExperiencesLike most other young matrons, Meg began her married life with the determination to be a model housekeeper. John should find home a paradise, he should always see a…