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Brewer's: Railways

A. & B. R. Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway. B. & L. J. R. Bourn and Lynn Joint Railway. B. & M. R. Brecon and Merthyr Railway. B. & N. C. R. Belfast and Northern Counties…

Brewer's: Margaret

Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, called the “Northern Semiramis” (1353, 1387-1412). Margaret. A simple, uncultured girl of wonderful witchery, seduced, at the age of fifteen, by Faust…

Famous Firsts by American Women, 1587–1900

Here is a timeline about famous firsts by American women. This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving…

126th PREAKNESS STAKES

126th PREAKNESS STAKES Grade I for three-year-olds; 11th race at Pimlico in Baltimore. Date— May 19, 2001; Distance—13/16 miles; Stakes Purse—$1,000,000 ($650,000 to winner; $200,000 for 2nd…