A Venetian boat. “Venice, in her purple prime ... when the famous law was passed making all gondolas black, that the nobles should not squander fortunes upon them.” —Curtis: Potiphar…
The surname of Henry II. He introduced the Anjou mantle, which was shorter than the robe worn by his predecessors. (1133, 1154-1189.) (See Caracalla.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
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You're 39 years old and you've just quarterbacked your team to two consecutive Super Bowl victories. What could possibly be left for an encore? According to John Elway, absolutely…
(Encyclopedia) totalitarianismtotalitarianismtōtălˌĭtârˈēənĭzəm [key], a modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its…
AFCCarYdsTDAdrian Murrell, NYJ at Ariz. (10/27)311991Terrell Davis, Den. vs. Bal. (10/20)281942Curtis Martin, NE vs. Wash. (10/13)171642Terrell Davis, Den. at NE (11/17)321543†Eddie George,…
1999 NFL Preview AFC East • NFC East AFC Central • NFC Central AFC West • NFC West New York Jets - Well that didn't take long, did it? In just two seasons, coach Bill Parcells took a team…
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The Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize of math, has been awarded quadrennially since 1936 by the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding mathematics…
