Which Saint slew the dragon?

Which Saint slew the dragon? St George What do you call a dragon slayer? A dragonslayer is a person or being that slays dragons. Dragonslayers and the creatures they hunt have been popular in traditional stories from around the world: they are a type of story classified as type 300 in the Aarne–Thompson classification system. […]

How did corn get to the United States?

How did corn get to the United States? From Mexico maize spread north into the Southwestern United States and south down the coast to Peru. About 1000 years ago, as Indian people migrated north to the eastern woodlands of present day North America, they brought corn with them. How did corn spread across North America? […]

When and where was the first Kentucky Derby?

When and where was the first Kentucky Derby? On May 17th, 1875, the racetrack opened its gates and the Louisville Jockey Club sponsored the very first Kentucky Derby. A total of fifteen three-year-old Thoroughbred horses raced one and a half miles in front of a cheering crowd of approximately 10,000 spectators. What did the first […]

Why did Coleridge write Kubla Khan?

Why did Coleridge write Kubla Khan? The story behind writing this poem is that Coleridge wrote this poem after he had an opium-influenced dream. Coleridge explored the depths of dream and created a landscape that could not exist in reality. It describes the extreme fantasy, the extremeness of imagination of the world in which Kubla […]

Did George Carlin have a funeral?

Did George Carlin have a funeral? Late comedy great George Carlin will have a private funeral service and fans can make contributions in his memory to a pair of organizations. Carlin, 71, died about 6 p.m. Sunday at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, where he had been admitted for chest pains. Who was […]

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