Walter (Red) SmithBorn: Sept. 25, 1905Sportswriter for newspapers in Philadelphia and New York from 1936-82 won Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1976.Died: Jan. 15, 1982Ozzie SmithR - TConn…
A lucky day; a day to be recalled with delight. In almanacks, saints' days and holidays are printed in red ink, other days in black. “That day, ... writes the doctor, was truly a red-…
Walter (Red) BarberBorn: Feb. 17, 1908Radio-TV renowned baseball play-by-play broadcaster for Cincinnati, Brooklyn and N.Y. Yankees from 1934-66; won Peabody Award for radio commentary in…
Earl (Red) BlaikBorn: Feb. 15, 1897Football coached Army to consecutive national titles in 1944-45; 166 career wins and 3 Heisman winners (Blanchard, Davis, Dawkins). Died: May 6, 1989The…
Pot-house talk. Red-lattice at the doors and windows was formerly the sign that an alehouse was duly licensed; hence our chequers. In some cases “lattice” has been converted into lettuce,…
Giving a man a red-laced jacket. Military slang for giving a soldier a flogging. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red LandRed Kettle A B C D E F G H I…
(The) Tom Thumb or Tom-a-lin. Richard Johnson, in 1597, published a “history of this ever-renowned soldier, the Red Rose Knight, surnamed the Boast of England. ...” Source: Dictionary of…
In an ancient expedition to Ireland, it was given out that whoever first touched the shore should possess the territory which he touched; O'Neill, seeing another boat likely to outstrip…
(The). Liber Rubens Scaccarii in the Record Office. It was compiled in the reign of Henry III. (1246), and contains the returns of the tenants in capitc in 1166, who certify how many…
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