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Brancusi, Constantin
(Encyclopedia) Brancusi, ConstantinBrancusi, Constantinbränky&oomacr;ˈzē, Rom. bränˈk&oomacr;sh [key], 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor. Brancusi is considered one of the foremost of modern…G - I
Franz Xaver GabelsbergerJames GadsdenLyman Judson GageJames GalanosJohn Kenneth GalbraithFerdinando GalianiAlbert GallatinGeorge Horace GallupIsabella Stewart GardnerThomas Andrew GareyRobert…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Grover Cleveland: First Inaugural Address
James A. Garfield Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland First Inaugural Address Wednesday, March 4, 1885 Fellow-Citizens: IN the presence of this vast assemblage of my countrymen I am…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Grover Cleveland: Second Inaugural Address
Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Grover Cleveland Second Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1893 My Fellow-Citizens: IN obedience of the mandate of my countrymen I am about to…Newhouse, Samuel Irving
(Encyclopedia) Newhouse, Samuel Irving, 1895–1979, American newspaper and magazine publisher, b. New York City as Solomon Neuhaus, known generally as Sam. From 1922 to the 1970s, his Advance…Altgeld, John Peter
(Encyclopedia) Altgeld, John PeterAltgeld, John Peterältˈgĕlt [key], 1847–1902, American politician, governor of Illinois (1892–96), b. Germany. He was taken by his immigrant parents to Ohio, where…Grant, Mudcat
(Encyclopedia) Grant, Mudcat, 1935-2021, African-American baseball player, b. Lacoochee, Fl., as James Timothy Grant Jr. As a teenager, Grant played…Belichick, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Belichick, Bill (William Stephen Belichick), 1952–, American professional football coach, b. Nashville, Tenn. The son of a college coach, he played football at Wesleyan Univ. He held…Szell, George
(Encyclopedia) Szell, GeorgeSzell, Georgesĕl [key], 1897–1970, American conductor and pianist, b. Budapest. He moved with his family to Vienna during his childhood and started his piano training at…Brewer's: Throwing an Old Shoe for Luck
(See under Shoe.) “Now, for goode luck caste an old shoe after me.” —Haywood (1693-1756). “Ay, with all my heart, there's an old shoe after you.” —The Parson's Wedding (Dodsley, vol. ix.…Trending
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