July 15, 2024 Philosophers use it for language that accompanies an action, like “I dub thee knight”; it also means done for show or signal
July 12, 2024 He got a special presidental citation in 1955, passed away in 1995 & was dubbed “the man who saved the children”
July 11, 2024 Until 1991 this country, named for a river, had a capital whose name means “lakes” in Portuguese
July 10, 2024 In his 1999 memoir he wrote, “I had been shot down a short walk’s distance from the French-built prison Hoa Lo”
July 9, 2024 In one story he is enslaved by the old man of the sea & uses apes to pick fruit so he can afford his fare back to Baghdad
July 8, 2024 The melody of a traditional piece for the Koto called “Echigo-jishi” is used in Act 1 of this opera
July 5, 2024 The flag of Aruba features a 4-pointed star symbolizing its 4 major languages; the local Papiamento & these 3 imported ones
July 4, 2024 In 1992, Jean Polly told new web users to do this & later explained they “need some skill … never know if there are going to be sharks”
July 3, 2024 In the 16th century, she changed the “ew” in her family name to a “u” to help her new French in-laws spell it more easily
July 2, 2024 Acquitted of shooting her lover in 1924, Beulah Annan was the inspiration for this character in a play, film, and musical
