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Paine, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Paine, Thomas, 1737–1809, Anglo-American political theorist and writer, b. Thetford, Norfolk, England. The son of a working-class Quaker, he became an excise officer and was dismissed…

1983 Grammy Awards

Michael JacksonArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Beat It,” Michael JacksonAlbum of the YearThriller, Michael Jackson (Epic/CBS)Song of the Year“Every Breath You Take,” Sting, songwriterBest New…

Macau

U.S. Department of State Background Note A bicycle rickshaw driver carries passengers in Macau, December 17, 1999. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Macau Special Administrative RegionGeography…

Narnia: Feasts in Narnia

Toffee Trees and Turkish Delight Food in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia compiled by Holly Hartman And really it was a wonderful tea. There was a nice brown egg, lightly…

1950 – 1959 World History

Atomic BombNational Archives and Records Admin.Dwight D. Eisenhower(1890–1969)National Archives and Records Admin.Dag Hammarskjöld(1905–1961)United NationsMartin Luther King, Jr.(1929–1968)N.A.R.…

Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians

René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics Development of Mathematics Factors and Fractions…

versification

(Encyclopedia) versification, principles of metrical practice in poetry. In different literatures poetic form is achieved in various ways; usually, however, a definite and predictable pattern is…

Tudor

(Encyclopedia) Tudor, royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Its founder was Owen Tudor, of a Welsh family of great antiquity, who was a squire at the court of Henry V and who married…