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Arthur ST. CLAIR, Congress, PA (1734-1818)

ST. CLAIR, Arthur, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, March 23, 1734 (old style); attended the University of Edinburgh and studied medicine; purchased a…

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino was a Hollywood leading lady in the 1940s and ‘50s who was also a force behind the camera as a writer, producer and director. She was born in London, but the Lupino family had roots in…

2000 Deaths: R - Z

Leah RabinJean-Pierre RampalJohn Morris RankinZeljko RaznatovicKeith ReemtsmaSteve ReevesNicole ReinhartTatiana RiabouchinskaMaurice (Rocket) RichardBeah RichardsJerome RichardsonChristopher…

Fairy Tales

  The Brothers Grimm The text is based on translations from the Grimms' "Kinder und Hausmarchen" by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes. Contents The Golden Bird Hans in Luck Jorinda…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 25, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 24, 1805May 26, 1805May 25, 1805 Saturday May 25th 1805. The Two canoes which we left behind yesterday to bring on the meat did not arrive…

2013 Golden Globe Awards

The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 12, 2014. Here are the movie award winners. Best Motion Picture—Drama: 12 Years a Slave Best Actor in a Drama: Matthew McConaughey…

The 86th Academy Award Best Actor Nominees

Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. At age 77, Bruce Dern is the second oldest best actor nominee, behind 79-year-old Richard Farnsworth. Farnsworth was nominated for the 1999 film…

1981 Gramophone Awards

ChamberBartók, String Quartets nos. 1–6, Tokyo Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)ChoralDelius, Fenby Legacy, Eric Fenby conducting Royal Philharmonia Orchestra (Unicorn-Kanchan)ConcertoBeethoven,…

Joseph Little BRISTOW, Congress, KS (1861-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1909-1915 Party: Republican BRISTOW Joseph Little , a Senator from Kansas; born near Hazel Green, Wolf County, Ky., July 22, 1861; moved with his father to Fredonia,…