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Borah, William Edgar
(Encyclopedia) Borah, William EdgarBorah, William Edgarbôrˈə [key], 1865–1940, U.S. Senator (1907–40), b. near Fairfield, Ill. Admitted to the bar in Kansas in 1887, after 1890 he became prominent in…Briand, Aristide
(Encyclopedia) Briand, AristideBriand, Aristideärēstēdˈ brēäNˈ [key], 1862–1932, French statesman. A lawyer and a Socialist, he entered (1902) the chamber of deputies and helped to draft and pass the…John Jordan CRITTENDEN, Congress, KY (1786-1863)
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1819; 1835-1841; 1842-1848; 1855-1861 Party: Democratic Republican; Whig; American (Know-Nothing); Unionist CRITTENDEN John Jordan , a Senator and a Representative…Car Names
In a Dodge Diplomat, a soccer mom feels positively patrician by Borgna Brunner 1958 Corvette Convertible Related Links Most Popular Car ColorsLeast and Most Polluting CarsMost…Brewer's: Melpomene
(4 syl.). The muse of tragedy. The best painting of this muse is by Le Brun, at Versailles. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Melrose AbbeyMelons A B C D E…Significant U.S. Conflicts
During the first phase of its history, the United States tried to isolate itself from foreign conflicts. In the 1900s, however, the United States participated in two world wars, became a global…League of Nations
(Encyclopedia) League of Nations, former international organization, established by the peace treaties that ended World War I. Like its successor, the United Nations, its purpose was the promotion of…Brewer's: Night
The celebrated statue of Night, in Florence, is the chef d'oeuvre of Michael Angelo. In the gallery of the Luxembourg. Paris, is the famous picture of Night by Rubens; and at Versailles is…Brewer's: Jet d'Eau
(French). A spout or jet of water thrown up into the air, generally from an artificial fountain. The great jet at Versailles rises to a height of 100 feet; that at Chatsworth, the highest…Brewer's: Jacobins
The Dominicans were so called in France from the “Rue St. Jacques,” Paris, where they first established themselves in 1219. Jacobins. A political club, originally called the Club Breton,…Trending
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