(Encyclopedia) Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, in U.S. history, day of financial panic. The Dow Jones Average fell 508.32 points, a drop of 22.6%, the largest since 1914. The point decline as well as…
(Encyclopedia) Barry, John, 1745–1803, U.S. naval officer in the American Revolution, b. Co. Wexford, Ireland. He went as a youth to Philadelphia, where he was a trader and a shipmaster. In the…
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir John, 1777–1856, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir…
(Encyclopedia) Bagnold, EnidBagnold, Enidbăgˈnəld [key], 1889–1981, English novelist and playwright, b. Rochester, Kent, England. She was a nurse in a military hospital in World War I. In 1920 she…
From Super Smash Bros. Brawl to Space Invaders Extreme
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Black Books
Required reading in African-American literature
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Classic Love Poems on the Web
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From Donald Hall to Shakespeare, Byron to Browning, a wide sampling of some of the best known love poetry is just a…
(Encyclopedia) Dumas, AlexandreDumas, AlexandreälĕksäNˈdrə dümäˈ [key], known as Dumas pèreDumas pèrepĕr [key], 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, was a…
