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Brewer's: Young Chevalier

Charles Edward Stuart, the second Pretender. (1720-1788.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Young EnglandYorkshire A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Young England

A set of young noblemen and aristocratic gentlemen who tried to revive the formality and court manners of the Chesterfield school. They wore white waistcoats, patronised the pet poor,…

Brewer's: Young Germany

A literary school headed by Heinrich Heine, whose aim was to liberate politics, religion, and manners from the old conventional trammels. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Young Italy

A league of Italian refugees, who associated themselves with the French republican party, called the Charbonnerie Démocratique (q.v.). It was organised at Marseilles by Mazzini, and its…

Mighty Joe Young

Director: Ron UnderwoodWriters: Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence KonnerBuena Vista; PG; 114 minutesRelease:12/98Cast: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth, David Paymer and…

100 Years Young

Centenarians have the last word According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 37,306 centenarians in 1990. As advancements in technology and medical research have skyrocketed, so have life…

Cy Young Award

1956 Don Newcombe, Brooklyn N.L. 1957 Warren Spahn, Milwaukee N.L. 1958 Bob Turley, New York A.L. 1959…

Cy Young Award

Cy Young AwardNL and AL CombinedSeparate League Awards Voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America. One award was presented from 1956-66, two since 1967. Pitchers who won the MVP…

Neil Young Biography

Neil Youngsinger; songwriter; guitaristBorn: 11/12/1945Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada From his work with Buffalo Springfield (1966–68) and Crosby, Stills, and Nash in the 1960s and…

Steve Young Biography

Steve YoungBorn: Oct. 11, 1961Football QB All-America at BYU (1983); NFL Player of Year (1992) with SF 49ers; only QB to lead NFL in passer rating 4 straight years (1991-94); rating of 112.8…