Search

Search results

Displaying 21 - 30

Sochi Preview

What to expect at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Sochi Seaport Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient…

James Rouse

James W. Rouse was an urban planner and real estate developer who pioneered indoor malls and is often credited with rejuvenating downtown areas in the United States during the 1970s. Rouse co-…

Shipbuilding Statues

The Question: What is the term for the carved decorative feminine figure found on the bow of wooden ships? The Answer: Those are called…

William Shakespeare: Othello, Dramatis Personae

Dramatis PersonaeDuke of VeniceBrabantio, a senator.Other Senators.Gratiano, brother to Brabantio.Lodovico, kinsman to Brabantio.Othello, a noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state.…

Portugal: End of an Empire

With the turnover of Macao, the Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner On December 20, 1999 Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast overseas…

Silas TALBOT, Congress, NY (1751-1813)

TALBOT Silas , a Representative from New York; born in Dighton, Bristol County, Mass., January 11, 1751; completed preparatory studies; went to sea on a coasting vessel; engaged in mercantile…

Ganges

(Encyclopedia) GangesGangesgănˈjēz [key] or GangaGangesgŭngˈgä [key], river, c.1,560 mi (2,510 km) long, rising in the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India, and flowing…

James Winthrop: Agrippa XVII

Agrippa XVIIJames Winthrop29 January 1788by James Winthrop(Concluded from our last.)The Massachusetts ConventionGentlemen,This appears to be the universal effect of such establishments. A…

William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act III

Act IIIScene IA sea-port in SiciliaEnter Cleomenes and DionCleomenesThe climate's delicate, the air most sweet, Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common praise it bears.DionI…