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White, Stanford
(Encyclopedia) White, Stanford, 1853–1906, American architect, b. New York City; son of Richard Grant White. In 1872 he entered the office of Gambrill and Richardson in Boston, at the time when H. H…Bloom, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Bloom, Harold, 1930–2019, American literary critic and scholar, b. The Bronx, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale (1955). The son of Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was Sterling Professor of…Brewer's: Chabouk
(See Chibouque , p. 245.) Chabouk or Chabuk. A long whip, or the application of whips and rods; a Persian and Chinese punishment. (Dubois.) “Drag forward that fakir, and cut his robe…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 20, 1804
Day 13 Day 15 Lewis, May 20, 1804 Sunday May 20th 1804 The morning was fair, and the weather pleasent; at 10 oCk A M. agreably to an appointment of the preceeding day, I was joined by Capt…Aśoka
(Encyclopedia) AśokaAśokaəshōˈkə, –sōˈk– [key] or Ashoka, d. c.232 b.c., Indian emperor (c.273–c.232 b.c.) of the Maurya dynasty; grandson of Chandragupta. One of the greatest rulers of ancient India…European Economic Community
(Encyclopedia) European Economic Community (EEC), organization established (1958) by a treaty signed in 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany (now Germany); it…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 22, 1804
Day 150 Day 152 Lewis, July 22, 1804 July 22nd A summary discription of the apparatus employed in the following observations; containing also some remarks on the manner in which they have…Newton, Sir Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Newton, Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English mathematician and natural philosopher (physicist), who is considered by many the greatest scientist that ever lived. Newton was his…Orléans, French royal family
(Encyclopedia) OrléansOrléansôrlāäNˈ [key], family name of two branches of the French royal line. The house of Valois-Orléans was founded by Louis, duc d'Orléans (see separate article), whose…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 20, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 19, 1804May 21, 1804May 20, 1804 Sunday May 20th 1804 The morning was fair, and the weather pleasent; at 10 oCk A M. agreably to an…Trending
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