Search

Search results

Displaying 71 - 80

Benedict Arnold

One of history's best-known traitors, Benedict Arnold was a successful general from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War -- until he switched sides and was caught trying to help the…

Teri Hatcher Biography

Teri HatcheractressBorn: 12/8/1964Birthplace: Sunnyvale, California Until 2004 when she became one of ABC's Desperate Housewives (for which she won a Golden Globe), Hatcher was best known for…

Mountain, the

(Encyclopedia) Mountain, the, in French history, the label applied to deputies sitting on the raised left benches in the National Convention during the French Revolution. Members of the faction,…

Lion, The

(Encyclopedia) Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.

Narrows, the

(Encyclopedia) Narrows, the, strait: see New York Bay.

Nore, the

(Encyclopedia) Nore, the, sandbank in the Thames estuary, SE England, 3 mi (4.8 km) E of Sheerness. At the east end is Nore Lightship. The name is also applied to part of the Thames estuary, a famous…

Naze, the

(Encyclopedia) Naze, the, cape: see Lindesnes, Norway.

Needles, the

(Encyclopedia) Needles, the, England: see Wight, Isle of.

Internet, the

(Encyclopedia) Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations,…

Archer, The

(Encyclopedia) Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation.