BIBIGHAUS, Thomas Marshal, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 17, 1817; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and…
(Encyclopedia) Mallory, George Herbert LeighMallory, George Herbert Leighmălˈərē [key], 1886–1924, English mountain climber. After some spectacular ascents in the Alps, he participated in the Everest…
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Sir George Paget, 1892–1975, English physicist; son of Sir Joseph John Thomson. He was professor of natural philosophy at the Univ. of Aberdeen (1922–30) and from 1930 to 1952…
(Encyclopedia) Bradman, Sir Donald George, 1908–2001, Australian cricketeer, widely considered the sport's greatest player and one of the world's most outstanding athletes, b. Cootamundra. His 20-…
Lights! Camera! Learning! History lesson: Real heroes on film by Beth Rowen Patton George C. Scott as Old Blood and Guts This unforgettable biopic explores the hot-headed military genius…
The Origins of Narnia by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Lewis had first had the idea to write a book for children in 1939. At this time, many children were evacuated from England's…
A New Chapter by Ann-Marie Imbornoni When Lewis published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he was already 50 years old and still living with Mrs. Moore and his brother,…
Life in Oxford by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Following his appointment as a teacher at Magdalen College in 1925, Lewis settled into his life in Oxford, a place that never lost its…
Popular Theology by Ann-Marie Imbornoni In 1933 Lewis published his first major work, The Pilgrim's Regress, an allegorical telling of his own journey to belief in Christ.…
A British Soldier by Ann-Marie Imbornoni World War I broke out in 1914, just as Lewis was leaving school to be tutored privately by William Kirkpatrick, a family friend who…
