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Jean Chretien
J EANC HRÉTIEN Born: January 11, 1934 Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada Canadian prime minister and politician Jean Chrétien was elected ten times to Canada's House of Commons, held almost every major cabinet office, and in October 1993 was elected as... Read more |
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Chretien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes or Chrestien de Troyes , fl. 1170, French poet, author of the first great literary treatments of the Arthurian legend . His narrative romances, composed c.1170-c.1185 in octosyllabic rhymed couplets, include Érec et Énide; Cligès; Lancelot, le... Read more |
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Maple syrup
Maple Syrup Background The Algonquin Indians called it sinzibukwud,meaning drawn from wood. It was the Algonquins and the other Native American tribes of the northeastern United States and southeast Canada who first showed French and British settlers how to draw the... Read more |
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silver leaf
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veneer
veneer , thin leaf of wood applied with glue to a panel or frame of solid wood. The art of veneer developed with early civilization. It produces richly grained effects cheaply and is used also on structural parts that must be cut with the grain for strength. The grain pattern varies with the... Read more |
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peach leaf curl
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Martin v Hunters Lessee
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee case decided in 1816 by the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1779 to 1785, Virginia passed a series of laws by which the state confiscated all lands owned by foreigners. David Hunter was granted 800 acres of confiscated lands that had been willed to Denny Martin Fairfax, a British... Read more |
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Gregory XII
Gregory XII c.1327-1417, pope (1406-15), a Venetian named Angelo Correr; successor of Innocent VII. As a condition of election, Gregory promised to do everything possible to end the Great Schism , including the relinquishing of his office. Negotiations were opened with the Avignon antipope,... Read more |
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Deciduous forests
Deciduous Forests The temperate deciduous broadleaf forest (TDBF) is composed of broad-leaf angiospermtrees like the oaks, maples, and beeches familiar to many Americans and Europeans. The forests exist best in moderate climates that are neither too hot nor too cold... Read more |
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Martin Margiela
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