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Ralph Waldo Emerson: To the Shah
To the ShahFrom HafizThy foes to hunt, thy enviers to strike down, Poises Arcturus aloft morning and evening his spear.From EnweriNot in their houses stand the stars, But o'er the pinnacles…Kosovo Bleeds
1998 News of the World Since Feb. 1998 the Yugoslav army and Serbian police have fought against the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army, but their scorched-earth tactics have been concentrated…Peter V. Ueberroth Biography
Peter V. Ueberrothbusinessman, baseball commissioner, Olympics chairmanBorn: 9/2/1937Birthplace: Evanston, Ill. Having proven his business acumen by running Trans International Airline (1959–…Aesop's Fables: The Man Who Lost His Spade
by Aesop The Lion, the Fox, and the StagThe Partridge and the FowlerThe Man Who Lost His Spade A Man was engaged in digging over his vineyard, and one day on coming to work he missed his…The Devil's Dictionary: Ultimatum
by Ambrose Bierce UGLINESSUN-AMERICANULTIMATUM -n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to…The Devil's Dictionary: Electricity
by Ambrose Bierce ELECTORELEGYELECTRICITY -n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. It is the same thing as lightning, and its famous…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, June 29, 1804 (Entry 1)
Day 94 Day 96 Clark, June 29, 1804 29th June Friday obsvd. the distance of (D & )) ,took Equal & maridinal altd. and after makeing Some arrangements, and inflicting a little…Busta Rhymes
Name at birth: Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.Busta Rhymes started his music career in the 1990s with the rap group Leaders of the New School. He released a solo album in 1996, The Coming, featuring the…Eugene Debs
Name at birth: Eugene Victor DebsEugene V. Debs was a union organizer in the late 19th century who became a five-time presidential candidate in the early 20th century as a socialist. Eugene "Gene"…Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula was a movie producer and director whose career peaked in the 1970s with the films Klute (1971, starring Jane Fonda), The Parallax View (1974, starring Warren Beatty) and All the…Trending
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