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Houston, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Houston, Samuel, 1793–1863, American frontier hero and statesman of Texas, b. near Lexington, Va. In 1836 Houston was elected the first president of the new Republic of Texas. The…Hall, Stuart Henry McPhail
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Stuart, 1932–2014, Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist, b. Kingston, Jamaica. Hall attended Jamaica College…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: When She Cam' Ben She Bobbed
by Robert Burns The Weary Pund O' TowScroggam, My DearieWhen She Cam' Ben She Bobbed O when she cam' ben she bobbed fu' law, O when she cam' ben she bobbed fu' law, And…The Congress of Women: Introduction
PrefaceOpening AddressIntroduction The Congresses held in the Woman's Building were inaugurated under a resolution unanimously passed by the Board of Lady Managers on September 7, 1891,…Brewer's: Hutin
Louis le Hutin. Louis X. Mazerai says he received the name because he was tongue-doughty. The hutinet was a mallet used by coopers which made great noise, but did not give severe blows; as…Brewer's: Maggot
Maggoty. Whimsical, full of whims and fancies. Fancy tunes used to be called maggots, hence we have “Barker's maggots,” “Cary's maggots,” “Draper's maggots,” etc. (Dancing Master, 1721.)…Sacks
AFCNoMichael McCrary, Sea.13.5Bruce Smith, Buf.13.5Chad Brown, Pit.13.0Michael Sinclair, Sea.13.0Derrick Thomas, KC13.0Alfred Williams, Den.13.0Trace Armstrong, Mia.12.0Willie McGinest, NE9.…Entertainment Bios — B
Judy BacaLauren BacallBurt BacharachBackstreet BoysKevin BaconErykah BaduJoan BaezJoe Don BakerJosephine BakerKathy BakerLaVern BakerRussell BakerGeorge BalanchineAlec BaldwinWilliam BaldwinChristian…1928–1929 Academy Awards
There were two Oscar ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel in 1930. This one, held on April 3, honored films released in 1928–1928. The other, held on Nov. 3 honored films…The Little Book of Modern Verse
A Selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets[Selections made in 1913.]DedicationSincere thanks are due to my friend Thomas S. Jones, Jr., who, during my absence in Europe, has kindly…Trending
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