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The Laurence Boy

The Laurence Boy"Jo! Jo! Where are you?" cried Meg at the foot of the garret stairs."Here!" answered a husky voice from above, and, running up, Meg found her sister eating apples and crying…

Famous Firsts by American Women, 1901–Present

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…

The Devil's Dictionary: Body-snatcher

by Ambrose Bierce BLANK-VERSEBONDSMANBODY-SNATCHER -n. A robber of grave-worms. One who supplies the young physicians with that with which the old physicians have supplied the undertaker…

Billy Crystal Biography

Billy Crystalactor, comedian, writerBorn: 3/14/1947Birthplace: Long Beach, New York Versatile comedic performer who has enjoyed such hits as the angst-ridden slapstick movie City Slickers (1991) and…

Brewer's: Ale-stake

The pole set up before ale-houses by way of “sign.” A bush was very often fixed to its top. A tavern. A garland had he set upon his head As great as it werein for an ale-stake. Chaucer. “…

Free Throw Pct.

Free Throw Pct. GmFTAttPctMark Price, G.St70155171.906Terrell Brandon, Cle78268297.902Jeff Hornacek, Utah82293326.899Ricky Pierce, Char60139155.897Mario Elie, Hou78207231.896Reggie Miller,…

Brewer's: Whole Duty of Man

Tenison, Bishop of Lincoln, says the author was Dr. Chaplin, of University College, Oxford. (Evelyn: Diary.) Thomas Hearne ascribes the…