10 Reasons to Watch the Masters by John Gettings Not many golf fans missed last year's historic Masters Tournament . An estimated 13.7 million households tuned in, making it the most watched…
(Encyclopedia) McCullers, Carson, 1917–67, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. as Lula Carson Smith, studied at Columbia. The central theme of her novels is the spiritual isolation that underlies the…
Born: 1832Birthplace: Holzhausen, Germany Gas motor engine—Otto introduced the four-stroke piston cycle on which most modern internal combustion engines are based. (1981)Died: 1891
(Encyclopedia) Michael the Brave, d. 1601, prince of Walachia (1593–1601), of Transylvania (1599–1600), and of Moldavia (1600). Michael was one of Romania's greatest medieval rulers, as well as a…
(Encyclopedia) Louis the Child, 893–911, German king (900–911), son and successor of King Arnulf. He was the last of the German line of the Carolingians. The archbishop of Mainz was regent for him.…
(Encyclopedia) Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent…
