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Champions Since 1918

Champions Since 1918 Multiple winners: Montreal Canadiens (23); Toronto Arenas-St. Pats-Maple Leafs (13); Detroit Red Wings (11); Boston Bruins (6); Edmonton Oilers (5); NY Islanders, NY…

Best of the Booker Award

Celebrating 40 years of the Man Booker Prize by Liz Olson Related Links Man Booker Prize Booker Prize Slideshow: Ten Years of Man Booker Prize…

Patty Schemel Biography

musicianBorn: April 24, 1967Birthplace: Marysville, Washington At age 11, Patty Schemel learned how to play the drums. By age 15, she had formed her first band,…

Barbara Gittings Biography

activistBorn: July 31, 1932Birthplace: Vienna, AustriaDied: February 18, 2007 Barbara Gittings was born in Vienna, Austria where her father worked as a U.S. diplomat…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 6, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 5, 1804August 7, 1804August 6, 1804 August 6th Monday 1804 at 12 oClock last night a Violent Storm of wind & rain from the N. W. one…

Summer Solstice

The longest day of the year Solstice comes from the Latin (sol, sun; sistit, stands). For several days before and after each solstice, the sun appears to stand still in the sky—that is, its…

Fall Equinox

The science and significance of the autumnal equinox The autumnal equinox is a sure sign of fall. Related Links Poetry for Fall The Seasons The Planets The Spring Equinox…

Royal Biographies: Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeQueen Elizabeth IIPrincess AnneZara Phillips The only son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, Peter Mark…