Battle of Prairie Grove

The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on …

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started …

Ivy League nude posture photos

During the 1940s–1960s, nude photographs were routinely taken of incoming freshmen at elite colleges in …

French colonization of the Americas

France began colonizing America in the 16th century and continued into the following centuries as …

Ricin

Ricin ( RY-sin) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced …

Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who …