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Drake, Sir Francis

(Encyclopedia) Drake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). In 1585, Drake commanded a fleet that sacked Vigo in Spain and…

Iraq Primer

    The Region: See also: Country Profile: Iraq Full-Size Map of Iraq Middle East | Map Iran | Map Israel | Map Jordan | Map Kuwait | Map Oman…

Memorial Poetry

Memorial Poetry Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone . . . Excerpts from memorial poems by some of the world's greatest poets, including William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and E. E.…

Memorial Poetry

Memorial Poetry Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone . . . Excerpts from memorial poems by some of the world's greatest poets, including William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and E. E.…

War Poems

  Meditations on War   If these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the king that led them to it . . .   Read these renowned poets' thoughts on war, with lines ranging from…

Martin VAN BUREN, Congress, NY (1782-1862)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1828Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; JacksonianVAN BUREN, Martin, (half brother of James Isaac Van Alen), a Senator from New York, a Vice…

WILLIAMS, John, Congress, TN (1778-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823 Party: Democratic Republican WILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke…

Weather: Modern Winter of Deep Snows

Modern Winter of Deep SnowsWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe…

Mary Poppins

Introduction   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     Next by Beth Rowen Mary Poppins (1964) Disney's live action films are often overshadowed by the animated entries, but Mary…