(Encyclopedia) scutagescutagesky&oomacr;ˈtĭj [key], feudal payment, usually in cash, given in lieu of actual military service due from a vassal to an overlord. It applied especially to the…
2002 Nobel Prize Winners Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States Peace: Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and , were cited "for their work for a better…
(Encyclopedia) Pentagon Papers, government study of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. Commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in June, 1967, the 47-volume, top secret study covered…
musicianBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: nr. Luttrell, Tenn. virtuosic guitar player and record producer who helped to make Nashville the epicenter of country music in the 1950s. Known as the “Country…
actorBorn: 2/18/1925Birthplace: New York City This character actor began his career on stage and radio as a child and became a familiar face to American audiences in television and film during the…
(Encyclopedia) Croly, Jane CunninghamCroly, Jane Cunninghamkrōˈlē [key], pseud. Jennie June, 1829–1901, American journalist and feminist, b. England. She came to the United States at the age of 12…
(Encyclopedia) Polk, Leonidas, 1806–64, American Episcopal bishop and Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Raleigh, N.C. He left the army to study for the ministry and was ordained in 1831. He…
Poetic License by Borgna Brunner Who Wants to Impersonate a Billionaire? Few figures in American life have generated as much wild speculation as the eccentric Howard…
