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Cinque Ports
(Encyclopedia) Cinque PortsCinque Portssĭngk [key] [O. Fr.,=five ports], name applied to an association of maritime towns in Sussex and Kent, SE England. They originally numbered five: Hastings,…Burgh, Hubert de
(Encyclopedia) Burgh, Hubert deBurgh, Hubert dehy&oomacr;ˈbərt də bûrg, bûrˈə [key], d. 1243, chief justiciar of England under kings John and Henry III. Having served as a royal minister and…Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville
(Encyclopedia) Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount SackvilleGermain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackvillejûrˈmən, –mān [key], 1716–85, British soldier and statesman. He was known as Lord…Windsor, cities, Canada
(Encyclopedia) WindsorWindsorwĭnˈzər [key]. 1 Town (1991 pop. 3,625), central N.S., Canada, at the mouth of the Avon River on an arm of Minas Basin. It is the center of a gypsum and limestone-…Lewis Marshall LONG, Congress, IL (1883-1957)
LONG Lewis Marshall , a Representative from Illinois; born in Gardner, Grundy County, Ill., June 22, 1883; attended the public schools of Aurora, Ill., the Plano (Ill.) High School, and the…Nathaniel FREEMAN, Jr., Congress, MA (1766-1800)
FREEMAN Nathaniel, Jr. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass., on May 1, 1766; attended the common schools; was graduated from Harvard University in…Accidental Food Inventions
Great ideas that came from mistakes! By David Johnson Related Links Inventions & DiscoveriesChild InventorsRoundup of Recent Discoveries, 2002 Do you ever feel bad because you made…Brewer's: Sandwichman
(A). A perambulating advertisement displayer, with an advertisement board before and behind. “The Earl of Shaftesbury desired to say a word on behalf of a very respectable body of men,…Alice Childress
Playwright and novelist Alice Childress is best known for her young adult book, 1973's A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich. Alice Childress began her career as an actress with the American Negro…Cook, James
(Encyclopedia) Cook, James, 1728–79, English explorer and navigator. The son of a Yorkshire agricultural laborer, he had little formal education. After an apprenticeship to a firm of shipowners at…Trending
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