By Murphy; borrowed from Destouches, the French dramatist. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Know-NothingsKnow the Fitting Moment A B C D E F G H I J…
New Jersey State Information
Capital: Trenton
Official Name: New Jersey
Organized as a territory: June 24, 1664, as the “Province of New Jersey”
Entered Union (rank): 1787 (3rd…
A political Paul Pry, a pragmatical village politician; a political botcher or jobber. Quidnunc is the chief character in Murphy's farce of The Upholsterer, or What News? The words are…
Baseball America Coach of the Year Presented to the College Coach of the Year since 1981 by Baseball America. Multiple winners: Skip Bertman, Augie Garrido, Dave Snow and Gene Stephenson (2).…
The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 17, 2004.Outstanding PlayI Am My Own Wife Outstanding MusicalWickedOutstanding Musical…
(The) consists of twenty-seven persons: Maginn. On his right hand, Washington Irving, Mahony, Gleig, Sir E. Brydges, Carlyle, and Count d'Orsay. On his left hand, Barry Cornwall, Southey,…
