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Royal Biographies: The Queen Mother   by David Johnson     RELATED LINKS Royal Family TreeQueen Mum Turns 100!Queen Elizabeth IIPrince PhilipQuiz: Modern RoyalsQuiz:…

The Books of the Bible

Below is the Protestant canon of the Bible (New Revised Standard Version). The Roman Catholic canon also includes the Deuterocanonical books as part of the Old Testament (these are considered…

Classical Mythology: A Lot of Bull

A Lot of BullClassical MythologyLucky in War, Unlucky in Love: TheseusRoad WarriorA Lot of BullKing Theseus Wants a WifeMidlife Crisis: The Abduction of Helen Having rid the isthmus and its…

Jeremiah Millbank

financier, philanthropistBorn: 1887Birthplace: New York City With the money he made from founding his own investment banking firm on in 1926, he established the Institute for the Crippled and…

Cecil B. DeMille

director, producer, screenwriterBorn: 8/12/1881Birthplace: Ashfield, Massachusetts An innovative and influential figure in the development of Hollywood filmmaking, he is best known for his big…

Bayard Rustin

civil rights activistBorn: 3/17/1912Birthplace: West Chester, Pa. Rustin was one of the most influential civil rights activists of the 1950s and '60s, yet he maintained a low profile, reserving the…

Offa

(Encyclopedia) OffaOffaŏfˈə [key], d. 796, king of Mercia (757–96). He succeeded Æthelbald to the throne, but it was some years before he attained the power of his predecessor. Gradually he asserted…

Dagobert I

(Encyclopedia) Dagobert IDagobert Idăgˈōbûrt [key], c.612–c.639, Frankish king, son and successor of King Clotaire II. His father was forced to appoint Dagobert king of the East Frankish kingdom of…