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Brewer's: Campbells are Coming

(The). This soul-stirring song was composed in 1715, when the Earl of Mar raised the standard for the Stuarts against George I. John Campbell was Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's…

Brewer's: Parisian Wedding

(The). The massacre of St. Bartholomew, part of the wedding festivity at the marriage of Henri of Navarre and Margaret of France. “Charles IX., although it was not possible for him to…

The Texas Revolution: Santa Anna and The Alamo

Top of Page Source: iStockThough the United States is proud of its independence and is ready to defend that status until the end, not all states have been free of the yoke of foreign influence until…

45 Best Horror Movie Quotes

Top of Page For horror fans looking for a good scare, a wide variety of horror films are available to satiate that burning hunger for a spooky adrenaline rush. From old classics to streaming service…

Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge, Part 1

Beyond Pol Pot and Ta Mok This article was posted in March, 1999. In the two decades since the regime was toppled, not a single Khmer Rouge has been tried in a court of law…

Brewer's: Dragon's Teeth

Subjects of civil strife; whatever rouses citizens to rise in arms. The allusion is to the dragon that guarded the well of A'res. Cadmus slew it, and sowed some of the teeth, from which…

Brewer's: Lilli-Burlero

or Lilli-Bullero and Bullen-a-lah. Said to have been the words of distinction used by the Irish Papists in their massacres of the Protestants in 1641. A song with the refrain of “Lilli-…

2001 George Foster Peabody Awards

ABC News Coverage of Sept. 11, 2001: ABC News, New YorkNational Public Radio Coverage of Sept. 11, 2001: National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.CNN Presents:“Beneath the Veil and Unholy War…

Santa Anna, Antonio López de

(Encyclopedia) Santa Anna, Antonio López deSanta Anna, Antonio López deäntōˈnyō lōˈpās dā sänˈtä äˈnä [key], 1794–1876, Mexican general and politician. He fought in the royalist army, but later…