(Encyclopedia) LogosLogoslōˈgŏs [key] [Gr.,=word], in Greek and Hebrew metaphysics, the unifying principle of the world. The central idea of the Logos is that it links God and man, hence any system…
gun manufacturerBorn: 10/28/1793Birthplace: Suffield, Conn. With his father, he founded a smithy in upstate New York originally to manufacture farming tools. In 1816, Remington introduced a highly…
Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. At age 77, Bruce Dern is the second oldest best actor nominee, behind 79-year-old Richard Farnsworth. Farnsworth was nominated for…
(Encyclopedia) Remington, EliphaletRemington, Eliphaletĭlĭfˈəlĭt [key], 1793–1861, American inventor, gunsmith, and arms manufacturer, b. Suffield, Conn. Trained in blacksmithing, he turned to…
(Encyclopedia) TherapeutaeTherapeutaethĕrəpy&oomacr;ˈtē [key] [Gr.,=worshipers], Jewish monastic order living on the shore of Lake Mareotis, Egypt, about the 1st cent. a.d. They led an ascetic…
(Encyclopedia) Bullitt, William ChristianBullitt, William Christianb&oobreve;lˈĭt [key], 1891–1967, American diplomat, b. Philadelphia. A member of the American delegation to the Paris Peace…
YOUNG, John, a Representative from New York; born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., June 12, 1802; moved to New York State in 1806 with his parents, who settled in Conesus, Livingston County,…
by Dan Steckenberg The Seven Wonders of the Ancient world were first defined by the Greek historian Herodotus, and then transcribed, argued about, and edited over hundreds of years…
