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Brulé, Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Brulé, ÉtienneBrulé, Étienneātyĕnˈ brülāˈ [key], c.1592–1632, French explorer in North America. He arrived (1608) in the New World with Samuel de Champlain, who sent him (1610) into…Norman Wells
(Encyclopedia) Norman Wells, village (1991 pop. 627), Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Mackenzie River, W of Great Bear Lake. It is the center of an oil region. In 1985 a pipeline to the south…2002 Men's Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Medalists
500 meters Time 1 Marc Gagnon, CAN 41.802 OR 2 Jonathan Guilmette, CAN 41.994 3 Rusty Smith, USA 42.027 1000 meters Time …Robert Graves: A Pinch of Salt
A Pinch of SaltWhen a dream is born in you With a sudden clamorous pain, When you know the dream is true And lovely, with no flaw nor stain, O then, be careful, or with sudden clutch You'…Brewer's: Salt on His Tail
(Lay). Catch or apprehend him. The phrase is based on the direction given to small children to lay salt on a bird's tail if they want to catch it. “His intelligence is so good, that were…Brewer's: Pepper-and-Salt
A light grey colour, especially applied to cloth for dresses. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peppercorn RentPepper Gate A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Not Worth Your Salt
Not worth your wages. The Romans served out rations of salt and other necessaries to their soldiers and civil servants. These rations were called by the general name of salt (sal), and…Michigan and Huron: One Lake or Two?
It is a widely accepted fact that Lake Superior, with an area of 31,820 square miles, is the world's largest freshwater lake. However, this fact is based on a historical inaccuracy in the…Tenochtitlán
(Encyclopedia) TenochtitlánTenochtitlántānōchtētlänˈ [key], ancient city in the central valley of Mexico. The capital of the Aztec, it was founded (c.a.d. 1345) on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco. It…Illinois Waterway
(Encyclopedia) Illinois Waterway, 336 mi (541 km) long, linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River, N Ill.; an important part of the waterway connecting the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Mexico…Trending
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