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wagon train

(Encyclopedia) wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train…

Dick (Night Train) Lane 2002 Deaths

Dick (Night Train) LaneAge: 73 undrafted junior college player and former Army soldier, who left his job at an airplane plant to tryout with the LA. Rams in 1952, launching a career that…

Lustig, Arnošt

(Encyclopedia) Lustig, Arnošt, 1926–2011, Czech writer, b. Prague. The more than 20 works of fiction that Lustig wrote often mirror his Holocaust experiences. From a Jewish family, he was sent to the…

Classical Mythology: Training a Hero

Training a HeroClassical MythologyThe Labors of HeraclesTraining a HeroBeastly Chores: The First Four LaborsEven More Beastly Chores: The Second Four LaborsThe Far Corners of the Earth: The Final…

Blue Train

The Blue Train has run between Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa, since 1939 and derives its name from its blue locomotives, railroad cars, and leather seats. It is still considered one…

Training Day

Director:Antoine FuquaWriter:David AyerWarner Bros.; R; 120 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn It's gotta be hard to be a cop in L.A. Outright danger nestles…

Chauncey Judd: Puritan Training

The Judd Family A Quilting Party Puritan Training In those days the means of education was scanty. For some years a school had been established in Judd's Meadow, to be kept a few weeks…

peacock

(Encyclopedia) peacock or peafowl, large bird of the genus Pavo, in the pheasant family, native to E Asia. There are two main species, the common (Pavo cristatus), and the Javanese (P. musticus)…

Twelfth Night

(Encyclopedia) Twelfth Night, Jan. 5, the vigil or eve of Epiphany, so called because it is the 12th night from Christmas, counting Christmas as the first. In England, Twelfth Night has been a great…