Burt Reynolds, one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men during the ’70s and early ’80s with such films as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard” and “Semi-Tough,” has died. His rep confirmed that he died Thursday in a Jupiter, Fla. hospital. He was 82. You might recognize the…
An usher is primarily responsible for directing and seating guests at a wedding ceremony. With less responsibility than a groomsman or bridesmaid, the usher is often (but not always) younger than the rest of the wedding party. A wedding usher is often the first person to greet guests. As an…
Scorpius and Orion are often intertwined in Greek mythology. According to one myth, Orion boasted that he would kill every animal on the earth. The goddess-hunter Artemis and her mother, Leto, dispatched a scorpion to kill Orion. Zeus put the scorpion in the heavens after it won the battle. According…
1587 colony Following the evacuation of the 1585 Roanoke colony, Walter Raleigh commissioned a second colony to be established by John White in 1587. The second colony was intended to settle in Chesapeake Bay, but instead was deposited on Roanoke Island. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives…
“We are delighted to be able to include an original design and two examples of Christmas cards printed from designs by Beatrix Potter, her first commercially sold illustrations. “The cards … Albanian: Gëzuar Krishtlindjet dhe Vitin e Ri Basque: Gabon Zoriontsuak eta urte berri on Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh…
Chuck learns that Dan was the one who sent the video of him and Blair at her wedding ceremony and sends a blast to Gossip Girl. Blair’s royal fairytale turned into her absolute worst nightmare on the Jan. 30 episode of Gossip Girl. She was humiliated in front of the…
Terms in this set (5) Frances PerkinsFrances PerkinsFrances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the 4th United States secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frances_PerkinsFrances Perkins…
Kim Wyman is the 15th and current Secretary of State. Sam Reed, a Republican, was elected Washington’s 14th Secretary of State in 2000 and served three terms. Secretary Reed was born in 1941 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Wenatchee and Spokane. 1 Thomas Jefferson. The nation’s first secretary…
The men’s 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, were held at Olympiastadion on 2 and 3 August. The final was won by American Jesse Owens, and teammate Ralph Metcalfe repeated as silver medalist. Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands won that nation’s first medal in…
That night Jane is disturbed by strange noises, and a ‘demoniac laugh’ (p. 173) outside her door. She discovers that Rochester’s bed curtains are on fire and that he is nearly unconscious from smoke inhalation. She discovers that Rochester’s bed curtains are on fire and that he is nearly unconscious…