(Encyclopedia) Mary, 1867–1953, queen consort of George V of England. Daughter of the duke of Teck and great-granddaughter of George III, she was engaged first to George's elder brother, the duke of…
rock band British rock band considered one of the most influential of all time. The Stones appeared on the music scene at about the same time as The Beatles and balanced the mop tops' clean-cut…
Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…
The BeginningsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the closing years of the nineteenth century and the earliest…
Shooting (in) the WarMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema Not all movies made in England between 1940 and 1945…
—Holly Hartman Harry Potter wasn't the first child to discover he possessed magical powers, or the first to become entangled in a battle of Good vs. Evil. Check out the classic books in this list…
pop group This phenomenally successful girl group was formed in England in the mid-1990s when a group of housemates answered a newspaper ad. Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie…
Information Please's Picks for the World Cup Second RoundGroup A: Brazil, NorwayGroup B: Italy, AustriaGroup C: France, DenmarkGroup D: Spain, NigeriaGroup E: Netherlands, MexicoGroup F: Germany,…
The Question: In America there is Orange County, NY, named after Ulster Scots. In Northern Ireland, there's the Orange Order. In England, there was William of Orange…
GREENWOOD, Ernest, a Representative from New York; born in Yorkshire, England, November 25, 1884; attended the public schools of Halifax, England, and the Evening Technical Institute and…
