(Encyclopedia) John of Gaunt [Mid. Eng. Gaunt=Ghent, his birthplace], 1340–99, duke of Lancaster; fourth son of Edward III of England. He married (1359) Blanche, heiress of Lancaster, and through her…
Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…
Double quotation marks enclose direct quotations: “What was Paris like in the Twenties?” our daughter asked. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” the Chief Usher said, “the President of the United States.”…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1948Party: DemocratUMSTEAD, William Bradley, a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born on a farm in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., May 13,…
Senate Years of Service: 1945-1954Party: DemocratHOEY, Clyde Roark, a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., on December 11, 1877; attended…
British Film HistoryMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In Shakespeare's Richard II, the old duke John of Gaunt…
