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Christopher GADSDEN, Congress, SC (1723-1805)

GADSDEN, Christopher, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., February 16, 1723; attended schools in England; employed in a commercial house in Philadelphia, Pa., 1742-1745;…

Theodosia Garrison: Stains

StainsTheodosia GarrisonThe three ghosts on the lonesome road Spake each to one another, "Whence came that stain about your mouth No lifted hand may cover?" "From eating of forbidden fruit…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ozymandias

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Lines to a CriticNote on Poems of 1817, by Mrs. ShelleyOzymandias Published by Hunt in "The Examiner", January, 1818. Reprinted with "Rosalind and Helen", 1819.…

Virginia Apgar Biography

Virginia Apgarphysician and anesthesiologist Born: 6/7/1909 Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey Apgar is best known for developing the Apgar Score System (1952), which evaluates a newborn's…

John NICHOLS, Congress, NC (1834-1917)

NICHOLS John , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Eagle Rock, Wake County, N.C., November 14, 1834; attended the common schools; learned the printing trade, serving six years; at…

Philip LIVINGSTON, Congress, NY (1716-1778)

LIVINGSTON, Philip, (brother of William Livingston, cousin of Edward Livingston and Robert R. Livingston, and uncle of Walter Livingston), a Delegate from New York; born in Albany, N.Y.,…

Francis LEWIS, Congress, NY (1713-1803)

LEWIS, Francis, a Delegate from New York; born in Llandaff, Wales, March 21, 1713; attended Westminster School, London; entered the countinghouse of a London merchant; immigrated to the United…

1965 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrThe Knack, Richard Lester (United Kingdom)Special Jury PrizeKwaidan, Masaki Kobayashi (Japan)Best Actor and Best ActressSamantha Eggar and Terence Stamp, The Collector (United…

Nine Queens

Director/Writer: Fabian Bielinsky Release: 4/02 Cast: Ricardo Darin, Gaston Pauls, Leticia Bredice Nine Queens is delightful sleight-of-hand filmmaking from Argentina. Like…