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Robert Graves: Cherry-Time

Cherry-TimeCherries of the night are riper Than the cherries pluckt at noon Gather to your fairy piper When he pipes his magic tune: Merry, merry, Take a cherry; Mine…

Entertainment Bios — L

Alan LaddDiane LaddKarl LagerfeldChristine LahtiRicki LakeVeronica LakeHedy LamarrDorothy Lamour Burt LancasterMartin LandauAnn LandersJohn LandisMichael LandonBurton LaneNathan LaneRonnie Lanek.d.…

George Steinbrenner Biography

businessman and owner of the New York YankeesBorn: 7/4/1930Birthplace: Rocky River, OhioDied: 7/13/2010 (Tampa, Fla.) George Michael Steinbrenner III started his…

Clinton Scollard: Bag-Pipes at Sea

Bag-Pipes at SeaClinton ScollardAbove the shouting of the gale, The whipping sheet, the dashing spray, I heard, with notes of joy and wail, A piper play.Along the dipping deck he trod, The…

Pi Day

A day to celebrate all things round by Catherine McNiff 3.1415926535897932. . . Approximated as 3.14, the Greek letter for pi is an irrational (cannot be written as a simple fraction…

Eugene Joseph McCARTHY, Congress, MN (1916-2005)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1971 Party: Democrat McCARTHY Eugene Joseph , a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Watkins, Meeker County, Minn., March 29, 1916; attended St.…

Brewer's: Cap-money

Money collected in a cap or hat; hence an improvised collection. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cap-a-pieCap-acquaintance A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Brewer's: Umber

The paint so called was first made in Umbria, Italy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Umble-pieUma A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Brewer's: Umbra

Obsequious Umbra, in Garth's Dispensary, is Dr. Gould. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894UmbrageUmble-pie A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…