Books that delight practically everyone by Holly Hartman A six-year-old who crashes parties at New York's posh Plaza Hotel. A talking dog and her astonished family. Verse about evil weevils…
Arlington National Cemetery occupies 612 acres in Virginia on the Potomac River, directly opposite Washington. This land was part of the estate of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son. His…
Abu Abbas,Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),John Abizaid,Kofi Annan,Sami Al-Arian,Lance Armstrong,Peter Arnett,John Ashcroft,Tariq Aziz,José María Aznar,Steve Bechler,David Beckham,William Bennett,…
Luke Chapter 10 1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2…
(Encyclopedia) island, relatively small body of land surrounded entirely by water. (As the oceans form a continuous mass of water on the earth's surface, all continents are islands in the strict…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, Gilbert, 1755–1828, American portrait painter, b. North Kingstown, R.I., best known for his portraits of George Washington. Having shown an early talent for drawing, he became…
Opera (Record of the Year)Antonín Dvorák, Rusalka, Mackerras (Decca)Editor's ChoiceNaxos's British music series Baroque InstrumentalJacquet de la Guerre, Premiére livre, Carole Cerasi (…
Pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Martian LawsMartha A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…
List of Delegates to the Convention.Appendix.Corresponding Members.Amelia A. Bowen, Woodstock, Conn.Harriet A. Burleigh, Stonington, Conn.Maria M. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.C. Blackford…
