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A Tale of Two Easters

Why two celebrations? Related Links Easter Features Quick Guide to the Dates of Passover and Easter Sweet Easter Facts Movable Feasts Kosher for Passover Eastern Orthodox…

Two New Nickels

Two new nickels were released in 2004, the first new designs for the coin since 1938. Both commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The head side of the new nickels…

Semifinal—Game Two

East Regional champion Massachusetts vs. Midwest Regional champ Kentucky; Saturday, Mar. 30 (8:07 p.m. tipoff). Coaches: John Calipari, Massachusetts and Rick Pitino, Kentucky. Favorite:…

Women's Suffrage: Two Amendments and Many Women

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Politics After the WarThe Woman's Hour that Never CameTwo Amendments and Many WomenAt the annual woman suffrage convention of 1872, Miss…

Shakespeare's Plays (table)

(Encyclopedia) Shakespeare's Plays(arranged by approximate date of composition) Play Approximate date of composition Date of first publication Sources Major characters Genre Henry VI, Part II…

Bhagavad-Gita

(Encyclopedia) Bhagavad-GitaBhagavad-Gitabŭgˈəvəd-gēˈtə [key] [Skt.,=song of the Lord], Sanskrit poem incorporated into the Mahabharata, one of the greatest religious classics of Hinduism. The Gita (…

Rotrou, Jean de

(Encyclopedia) Rotrou, Jean deRotrou, Jean dezhäN də rôtr&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1609–50, French dramatist. One of the Cinq auteurs, five playwrights commissioned by Cardinal Richelieu, Rotrou wrote…

Alexandrescu, Grigore

(Encyclopedia) Alexandrescu, GrigoreAlexandrescu, Grigoregrēgôˈrĕ əlĕksəndrĕˈsk&oobreve; [key], 1812–85, Romanian poet. Of a noble family, he was active in secret revolutionary societies. In his…