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Duke Ellington Biography

Duke Ellington(Edward Kennedy Ellington)pianist, composer, orchestra leaderBorn: 4/29/1899Birthplace: Washington D.C. Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader considered the…

Brewer's: Male Sapphires

Deep indigo-coloured sapphires. The pale blue are the female sapphires. (Emmanuel: `Diamonds and Precious Stones, [1867].) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

The History of Color

Learn how people in ancient times created color for their garments by Catherine McNiff Related Links Color Psychology QuizColor: Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting FactsWhat is Color?What…

Brewer's: Blue Devils

or A fit of the blues. A fit of spleen, low spirits. Roach and Esquirol affirm, from observation, that indigo dyers are especially subject to melancholy; and that those who dye scarlet are…

Brewer's: Precious Stones

(1) Each month, according to the Poles, is under the influence of a precious stone: (2) In relation to the signs of the Zodiac:- (3) In relation to the planets.- The ancients divided…

2005 George Foster Peabody Awards

Hurricane Katrina, WLOX-TV, Biloxi, Miss.Preparation and Coverage of Hurricane Katrina, WWL-TV, New Orleans, La.NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: “After the Storm: The Long Road Back,”…