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Queen Elizabeth II's Death...and Telling the Bees

Top of Page Source: iStockAfter the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p…

bee

(Encyclopedia) bee, name for flying insects of the superfamily Apoidea, in the same order as the ants and the wasps. Bees are characterized by their enlarged hind feet, typically equipped with pollen…

Muddy Waters

Name at birth: McKinley MorganfieldMuddy Waters was a Mississipi Delta blues singer and composer who helped create the Chicago blues sound of the 1940s and '50s. Raised on a farm in Mississippi,…

Blake Shelton

Country singer Blake Shelton is known for hit singles such as "Honey Bee" and "She Wouldn't Be Gone," and for his role as a coach in the reality TV series The Voice. Shelton grew up in Oklahoma and…

Frank Dempster Sherman: Bacchus

BacchusFrank Dempster ShermanListen to the tawny thief, Hid beneath the waxen leaf, Growling at his fairy host, Bidding her with angry boast Fill his cup with wine distilled From the dew the…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 30, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 29, 1806May 31, 1806May 30, 1806 Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Charbono set out to the indian vilages early this morning for the purpose…

Walt Whitman: Miracles

MiraclesWhy, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, Or…

Amy Lowell: Roads

RoadsI know a country laced with roads, They join the hills and they span the brooks, They weave like a shuttle between broad fields, And slide discreetly through hidden nooks. They are…