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Brewer's: Old as the Hills

“Old as Panton Gates.” (See Panton Gates.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old Age Restored to YouthOld As Methuselah A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Salt Hill

(Eton). The mound at Eton where the Eton scholars used to collect money from the visitors on Montem day. The mound is still called Salt Hill, and the money given was called salt. The word…

Brewer's: Rook's Hill

(Lavant, Chichester), celebrated for the local tradition that the golden calf of Aaron is buried there. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RookeryRook A B C…

Beverly Hills Ninja

Director: Dennis DuganWriters: Mark Feldberg and Mitch KlebanoffDirector of Photography:Arthur AlbertEditor:Jeff GoursonMusic:George S. ClintonProduction Designer:Ninkey DaltonProducers:Brad…

Brewer's: Gillies' Hill

In the battle of Bannockburn (1314) King Robert Bruce ordered all the servants, drivers of carts, and camp followers to go behind a height. When the battle seemed to favour the Scotch,…

Brewer's: Gogmagog Hill

(The). The higher of two hills, some three miles south-east of Cambridge. The legend is that Gogmagog was a huge giant who fell in love with the nymph Granta, but the saucy lady would have…

Faith Hill Biography

Faith Hillcountry-pop singerBorn: 9/21/1967Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi Hill's ability to combine hit albums, altruism, marriage, and motherhood makes Martha Stewart look like a slug. At 19, she…

Lauryn Hill Biography

Lauryn Hill actress, musicianBorn: 5/25/1975Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey Lead singer of the hip-hop group The Fugees, Hill has also made a name for herself as an actress. The Fugees won…

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Étienne

(Encyclopedia) Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, ÉtienneGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Étienneātyĕnˈ zhôfrwäˈ săNtēlĕrˈ [key], 1772–1844, French zoologist. He was professor at the Museum of Natural History (1793–1840…

Gloucester, Robert, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Robert, earl of, d. 1147, English nobleman; illegitimate son of Henry I. Henry created (c.1121) the earldom of Gloucester for him. After his father's death (1135), Robert…