SuddenFinger: April 2004

Sunderland, Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl Of, Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton

Spencer was the only son and heir of the 1st Earl of Sunderland, and in 1679 he became secretary

Borsippa

Modern �Birs�, or �Birs Nimrud� ancient Babylonian city southwest of Babylon in central Iraq. Its patron god was Nabu, and the city's proximity to the capital, Babylon, helped it to become an important religious centre. Hammurabi (reigned 1792 - 50 BC) built or rebuilt the Ezida temple at Borsippa, dedicating it to Marduk (the national god of Babylonia); subsequent kings recognized Nabu as the deity of Ezida and

Amistad Mutiny

(July 2, 1839), slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship Amistad near the coast of Cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the American abolition movement. The mutineers were captured and tried in the United States, and a surprising victory for the country's antislavery forces resulted in 1841 when the U.S. Supreme Court freed the rebels. A committee

Amistad Mutiny

(July 2, 1839), slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship Amistad near the coast of Cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the American abolition movement. The mutineers were captured and tried in the United States, and a surprising victory for the country's antislavery forces resulted in 1841 when the U.S. Supreme Court freed the rebels. A committee

Nebula

Many characteristics of nebulae are determined by the physical state of their constituent hydrogen, by far the most abundant element. For historical reasons, nebulae in which hydrogen is mainly ionized (H ) are called H II regions; those in which hydrogen is mainly neutral are designated H I regions; and those in which the gas is in molecular form (H2) are referred to as

Pollentia

Decimus Brutus checked Mark Antony's retreat at Pollentia in 43 BC. The Roman general Stilicho

India, Drainage into the Arabian Sea

A substantial part of northwestern India is included in the Indus drainage basin, which India shares with China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The Indus and its longest tributary, the Sutlej, both rise in the trans-Himalayan region of Tibet. The Indus initially flows to the northwest between towering mountain ranges into Jammu and Kashmir. It then travels generally

Faraj

Faraj's father, Barquq, died in 1399. While he was a child, two guardians, representing the rival

Beast Epic

The earliest European beast epics were in Latin, but vernacular epics

Hinsley, Arthur

Educated at the English College, Rome, where he was ordained in 1893, Hinsley subsequently held various academic posts in England, at Ushaw College, Durham (1893 - 97), and at St. Bede's

Feng Kuei-fen

A native of South China, Feng came into frequent contact with Westerners

Egypt, Railways

Railways connect Cairo with Alexandria and with the Delta and canal towns and also run southward to Aswan and the High Dam. Branch lines connect Cairo with al-Fayyum and Alexandria with Matruh. A network of light railways connects the Fayyum area and the Delta villages with the main lines. Diesel-driven trains operate along the main lines; electric lines connect Cairo with

Shadwell, Thomas

Educated at Cambridge and at the Middle Temple, London, after the Restoration (1660) Shadwell became one of the court wits and an acquaintance of Sir Robert Howard and his brother, Edward, both of whom he satirized in The Sullen

Savannakh�

Town in the central southern panhandle of Laos, on the left bank of the Mekong River. It had a teacher-training school (1911), a public high school (1946), a Buddhist secondary school, a trade school, and the Savannakh�t Technical College before the 1975 communist takeover. Industries in the town included manufacturing of soft drinks, ice making, and a sawmill. There is an airport, and a road

Zionism

Jewish nationalist movement that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews (Hebrew: Eretz Yisra'el, �the Land of Israel�). Though Zionism originated in eastern and central Europe in the latter part of the 19th century, it is in many ways a continuation of the ancient nationalist attachment of the

Thailand, Gulf Of

Formerly �Gulf Of Siam, � inlet of the South China Sea bordering Thailand (southwest through north), Cambodia, and southern Vietnam (northeast). The Gulf of Thailand is 300 to 350 miles (500 to 560 km) wide and 450 miles (725 km) long. The Chao Phraya and Nakhon Chai Si rivers enter the gulf near its head. The main harbours in Thailand are located along the Gulf of Thailand at Bangkok, Pattani, Songkhla (Singgora), Pak Phanang

Australian Alps

Mountain mass, a segment of the Great Dividing Range (Eastern Uplands), occupying the southeasternmost corner of Australia, in eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales. In a more local sense, the term denotes the ranges on the states' border forming the divide between the watersheds of the Murray River system, flowing west, and the Snowy and other streams flowing

Chalcocite

A sulfide mineral that is one of the most important ores of copper. Valuable occurrences include deposits of sulfide minerals at Ely, Nev., and Morenci, Ariz., where other components of the original rock have been dissolved away; it is also found with bornite in the sulfide veins of Tsumeb, Namibia, and Butte, Mont. For detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral

Canary Current

Also called �Canaries Current, � part of a clockwise-setting ocean-current system in the North Atlantic Ocean. It branches south from the North Atlantic Current and flows southwestward along the northwest coast of Africa as far south as Senegal before turning westward to eventually join the Atlantic North Equatorial Current. The cool temperature of the water is produced by upwelling caused

Fish Meal

To be processed

Yale University

Private university in New Haven, Conn., one of the Ivy League schools. It was founded in 1701 and is the third oldest university in the United States. Yale was originally chartered by the colonial legislature of Connecticut as the Collegiate School and was held at Killingworth and other locations. In 1716 the school was moved to New Haven, and in 1718 it was renamed Yale College in honour

Perrers, Alice

She belonged probably to the Hertfordshire family of Perrers, although it is also stated that she was of more humble birth. Before 1366 she had entered the service of Edward's queen, Philippa, and she appears later as the wife of Sir William de Windsor, deputy

New England, Council For

In British American colonial history, joint stock company organized in 1620 by a charter from the British crown with authority to colonize and govern the area now known as New England. Drawing from landed gentry rather than merchants, the company was dominated by its president, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, who intended to distribute the land as manors and fiefs among the council's

Ryerson, (adolphus) Egerton

After his own local education, Ryerson taught for a time at a nearby school. He took further studies in Hamilton and then entered the ministry as a Methodist circuit-riding preacher and, later,

Stone, Irving

After receiving his B.A. in 1923 at the University of California, Berkeley, and his master's degree in 1924 from the University of Southern California, he

Kock, Charles-paul De

The son of a refugee Dutch banker who was guillotined during the Revolution, Kock became a bank clerk in 1808 but abandoned all thoughts of a business career that same year after publishing, at his own expense, his

1812, War Of

(June 18, 1812 - Dec. 24, 1814), inconclusive British - U.S. conflict arising chiefly out of U.S. grievances over oppressive maritime practices during the Napoleonic Wars. The long struggle between Great Britain and France, fought intermittently between 1793 and 1815, led both belligerents to infringe on the rights and impair the interests of neutrals. Napoleon averted hostilities

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Friday, April 30, 2004

Sunderland, Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl Of, Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Borsippa

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Amistad Mutiny

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Amistad Mutiny

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Nebula

Saturday, April 24, 2004

Pollentia

Friday, April 23, 2004

India, Drainage into the Arabian Sea

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Faraj

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Beast Epic

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Hinsley, Arthur

Monday, April 19, 2004

Feng Kuei-fen

Saturday, April 17, 2004

Egypt, Railways

Friday, April 16, 2004

Shadwell, Thomas

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Savannakh�

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Zionism

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Thailand, Gulf Of

Monday, April 12, 2004

Australian Alps

Sunday, April 11, 2004

Chalcocite

Saturday, April 10, 2004

Canary Current

Friday, April 09, 2004

Fish Meal

Thursday, April 08, 2004

Yale University

Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Perrers, Alice

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

New England, Council For

Monday, April 05, 2004

Ryerson, (adolphus) Egerton

Sunday, April 04, 2004

Stone, Irving

Saturday, April 03, 2004

Kock, Charles-paul De

Friday, April 02, 2004

1812, War Of

Thursday, April 01, 2004

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