Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…
Double quotation marks enclose direct quotations: “What was Paris like in the Twenties?” our daughter asked. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” the Chief Usher said, “the President of the United States.”…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1948Party: DemocratUMSTEAD, William Bradley, a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born on a farm in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., May 13,…
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British Film HistoryMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In Shakespeare's Richard II, the old duke John of Gaunt…
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titles, terms used to designate degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor.
In the Muslim world the temporal successors of Muhammad received the title caliph (literally, “…
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The Cat in the Hat is back on stage and in a national memorial by David Johnson
This article first appeared February 22, 2001
After more than 40 years as a…
(Encyclopedia) AuerstedtAuerstedtouˈərshtĕt [key], village, Thuringia, S central Germany. At Auerstedt on Oct. 14, 1806 (the same day Napoleon I triumphed at Jena), French Marshal Louis Nicholas…
(Encyclopedia) Timna or TimnahTimnaboth: tĭmˈnə [key], in the Bible. 1 Concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. 2 Daughter of Seir. She may be the same as 1. 3 Duke of Edom.
