Written By: Sir George Cayley, also called Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet, (born December 27, 1773, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England—died December 8, 1854, Brompton, Yorkshire), English pioneer of aerial navigation and aeronautical engineering and designer of the first successful glider to carry a human being aloft. Designed first successful human glider.…
Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American professional mixed martialmartialIron Age and Antiquity (1000 BCE to CE 500) 8th century BCE – Roughly the start of Greek Olympic Competition. Through the popularity of the Olympics, martial arts like boxing, wrestling, and pankration flourished. 8th century BCE – Homer’s…
The Federalists (in the persons of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison) wrote “The Federalist Papers” and the Anti-federalists (mostly in the persons of George Mason, Patrick Henry, George Clinton, and Richard Henry Lee) wrote “The Farmer” “Brutus”, “Cato”, et al. commonly called the “Anti-Federalist Papers”. George Read’s life…
And as a person, Liszt was remarkably benevolent. He championed composers who were alive at the time — Berlioz and Wagner. But he also championed works of composers who had come before. Franz Liszt. Franz Liszt (German: [ˈlɪst]; Hungarian: Liszt Ferencz, in modern usage Liszt Ferenc [ˈlist ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 22 October…
By the time the Second Continental Congress convened a year later, the American Revolution had begun in earnest, and Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army. Washington proved to be a better general than military strategist. Let’s take a few moments to review what we’ve learned about…
Liszt never married, but did have a long relationship (40 years!) with Polish Princess, Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein; they were together from 1847 until he died in 1887. After leaving her husband for Liszt, the two lived together and had three children. Relationship with Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein Liszt’s longest-running relationship (40 years)…
Washington proved to be a better general than military strategist. His strength lay not in his genius on the battlefield but in his ability to keep the struggling colonial army together. His troops were poorly trained and lacked food, ammunition and other supplies (soldiers sometimes even went without shoes in…
Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by…
When Sam and Diane ended one of their relationships at the end of the second season, Diane went to a psychiatric hospital in the following season and met psychiatrist Frasier Crane, and the two set off to marry in Europe at the end of that season. The fourth season opened…
Let us know. Battle of Fort Necessity, also called the Battle of the Great Meadows, (3 July 1754), one of the earliest skirmishes of the French and Indian War and the only battle George Washington ever surrendered. Coulon reformed his troops in the woods. The Canadians spread out around the…