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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 15, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 14, 1806June 16, 1806June 15, 1806 Sunday June 15th 1806. We had some little difficulty in collecting our horses this morning they had…

Black Basketball Players

Notable African-American Basketball Players Browse by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders Scientists…

How to Save Energy

Give your car—and the Earth—a rest by Rachael Stark Related Links Quiz: Famous Environmentalists Environment and NatureInternational EnergyEPA: Earth DayEarth Day at the Library of Congress…

Brewer's: Canoe'

(2 syl.). A boat. (Spanish, canóa, a canoe; Dutch, cano; German, kahn, a boat; Old French, cane, a ship, and canot, a boat; Latin, canna, a hollow stem or reed; our cane, can = a jug;…

Brewer's: Hautboy

(pron. Ho'-ooy). A strawberry; so called either from the haut bois (high woods) of Bohemia whence it was imported, or from its haut-bois (long-stalk). The latter is the more probable, and…

NFC: Football Players, Sports

Vikings, 23-22Minnesota (9-7)03713—23NY Giants (10-5-1)01903—22Date—Dec. 27. Att—77,497. Time—3:08.1st Quarter: NY—Brad Daluiso 43-yd FG, 6:35; NY—Daluiso 22-yd FG, 2:20.2nd Quarter: NY—Aaron…

All-CFL Team

The All-CFL team as selected by a Football Reporters of Canada panel. Holdovers from the 1996 team are in bold type. Offense DefenseWRMilt Stegall, Win.EElfrid Payton, Mon.WRAlfred Jackson,…

2003–2004 Obie Awards

The 2003–2004 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 17, 2004, at New York's Webster Hall.Direction: Lee…

Brewer's: Cicuta

In Latin cicuta means the length of a reed up to the knot, such as the internodes made into a Pan-pipe. Hence Virgil ( Ecl. ii. 36) describes a Pan-pipe as “septem compacta cicutis fistula…