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Anne Bradstreet: The Flesh and the Spirit

The Flesh and the Spirit In secret place where once I stood Close by the Banks of Lacrim flood, I heard two sisters reason on Things that are past and things to come. One Flesh was call'd,…

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin By the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. The miller's house was close by, and the miller, you…

Halloween History

The tangled origins of the October 31 holiday Related Links Halloween Guide Halloween Traditions New! Halloween by the Numbers Halloween Hangman New! Unlucky Number 13 The…

International Policies on Same-Sex Marriage

Marriage equality varies greatly throughout the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex marriage is legal in 20 countries, legal in some jurisdictions in 2…

Rev. Henry Lyons, 1999 News

57, president of the National Baptist Convention USA, was convicted by a St. Petersburg, Florida, jury of racketeering and grand theft in February. The animated preacher siphoned off…

The Raven

The Raven There was once a queen who had a little daughter, still too young to run alone. One day the child was very troublesome, and the mother could not quiet it, do what she would. She…

Erie Canal

(Encyclopedia) Erie Canal, artificial waterway, c.360 mi (580 km) long; connecting New York City with the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Locks were built to overcome the 571-ft (174-m) difference…

bossism

(Encyclopedia) bossism, in U.S. history, system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the machine) bound together by…

Liv Tyler

A former teen model, Liv Tyler made her acting debut in 1994's Silent Fall. By the end of the 1990s Tyler had a dozen movies to her credit, including Stealing Beauty (1996), Armageddon (1998, with…