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Lillo, George

(Encyclopedia) Lillo, George, 1693–1739, English dramatist. The son of a prosperous jeweller, he was for many years his father's partner in the trade. He is chiefly remembered as the author of The…

Brewer's: Barnwell

(George) The chief character in a prose tragedy, so called, by George Lillo. He was a London apprentice, who fell in with a wanton in Shoreditch, named Sarah Millwood, whom he visited,…

January 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of January, 2009. Richardson Withdraws Nomination for secretary of commerce (Jan. 4): Governor Bill…

tragedy

(Encyclopedia) tragedy, form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a…

George, Saint

(Encyclopedia) George, Saint, 4th cent.?, perhaps a soldier in the imperial army who died for the faith in Asia Minor. His life is cloaked in legends; Gibbon's identification of him with George of…

Summer 1924 Olympics Leading Medal Winners

Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. Men No   Sport G-S-B 6 Ville Ritola, FIN Track/Field 4-2-0 5 Paavo Nurmi, FIN…

George II, king of Greece

(Encyclopedia) George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George,…

Sophia Dorothea

(Encyclopedia) Sophia DorotheaSophia Dorotheasōfīˈə dŏrəthēˈə [key], 1666–1726, electress of Hanover, wife of Elector George Louis (later King George I of England); sometimes called Sophia Dorothea…

1924 Olympics Shooting Medalists

Event   Score Free Rifle (Three positions) Morris Fisher, USA 95   Carl Osburn, USA 95   Niels Larsen, DEN 93 Free Rifle (Team) USA 676   France 646…