Search

Search results

Displaying 81 - 90

Bob Hayes 2002 Deaths

Bob HayesAge: 59 big-play wide receiver with world-class speed, who was a star with the Dallas Cowboys in the late 1960's and remains the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super…

Brewer's: Sing-su-hay

A lake of Thibet, famous for its gold sands. Bright are the waters of Sing-su-bay And the golden floods that thitherward stray. Thomas Moore: Paradise and the Peri. Source: Dictionary of…

Rutherford B. Hayes Quote

The Question: What was Rutherford B. Hayes' motto in his campaign? The Answer: We couldn't find the motto or slogan of his campaign for…

Bickerstaffe, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Bickerstaffe, Isaac, c.1735–c.1812, English dramatist, b. Ireland. Included among his comedies and ballad operas are The Maid of the Mill (produced in 1765) and The Padlock (produced…

Hillingdon

(Encyclopedia) Hillingdon, outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Industries include printing, motion-picture production, and the manufacture of…

Babel, Isaac Emmanuelovich

(Encyclopedia) Babel, Isaac EmmanuelovichBabel, Isaac Emmanuelovichēˈsäk əmän&oomacr;āˈləvĭch bäˈbəl [key], 1894–1940, Russian writer, b. Odessa. Babel was quick to embrace the Bolshevik…

1971 Grammy Awards

Carole KingArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“It's Too Late,” Carole KingAlbum of the YearTapestry, Carole King (Ode)Song of the Year“You've Got a Friend,” Carole King, songwriterBest New…

Queenston

(Encyclopedia) Queenston, village, S Ont., Canada, just N of Niagara Falls. There the British defeated American invaders in the battle of Queenston Heights (Oct. 13, 1812) in the War of 1812. The…

Jehovah-jireh

(Encyclopedia) Jehovah-jirehJehovah-jirehjəhōˈvə-jīˈrē [key], in the Bible, Abraham's name for the spot where the angel prevented the sacrifice of Isaac.

Stern, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Stern, Isaac, 1920–2001, American violinist, b. Kremenets, in what is now Ukraine. Brought to the United States as an infant, Stern began piano lessons at the age of six and violin…