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Brewer's: Kent

(Latin, Cantium), the territory of the Kantii or Cantii; Old British, Kant, a corner or headland). In the reign of Queen Elizabeth Kent was so notorious for highway robbery, that the word…

Brewer's: Hundred

Hero of the hundred fights or battles. Lord Nelson (1758-1805) Conn, a celebrated Irish hero, is so called by O'Gnive, the bard of O'Niel: “Conn, of the hundred fights, sleeps in thy…

Amos: 3

Amos Chapter 3 1 Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known…

Chauncey Judd: Wooster's Barn

Tobiah and Rachel Seizure of Henry Wooster Wooster's Barn When the morning of Thursday dawned, the storm showed no signs of abatement. The wind blew as only March winds can blow,…

Brewer's: Children

The children in the wood. The master of Wayland Hall, Norfolk, on his deathbed left a little son, three years old, and a still younger daughter, named Jane, to the care of his wife's…

Older Filly or Mare

Older Filly or MareYear 1971 Shuvee (5)1972 Typecast (6)1973 Susan's Girl (4)1974 Desert Vixen (4)1975 Susan's Girl (6)1976 Proud Delta (4)1977 Cascapedia (4)1978 Late Bloomer (4)1979 Waya (…

Entertainment News from December 2000

1The London home of Madonna and Guy Ritchie is burglarized. The robbers get away with Ritchie's Range Rover and other goodies. It's the second time in a year that the Material Mom has been…

Weapons Used in Violent Incidents

Percentages of use of weapons in violent incidents in 2006/07 All violence Domestic Mugging Stranger Acquaintance Wounding Robbery Assault with minor injury Assault…

International Terrorist Organizations

From al-Qaeda to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia by Ben Snowden and Laura Hayes Pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the secretary of state formally…

The Supreme Court: Mandating Criminal Rights

Mandating Criminal RightsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court The next major focus for the…