Redhorn Peak (Montana)
Redhorn PeakĀ (8,128 feet (2,477Ā m)) is located in theĀ Livingston Range,Ā Glacier National ParkĀ in theĀ U.S. stateĀ ofĀ Montana. Redhorn Peak is situated along theĀ Continental Divide. The Livingston Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana,…
Red Horn (HeÅ”ucka) aka He Who Wears (Man) Faces on His Ears and Big Boy…and Werebirds
Red Horn is a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions, specifically of the Ioway and HocÄ k (Winnebago) nations. He has different names. Only in HocÄ k literature is he known as “Red Horn” (HeÅ”ucka), but among the Ioway and HocÄ gara…
Gorget, from the FrenchĀ gorgeĀ meaningĀ throat
AĀ gorget, from the FrenchĀ gorgeĀ meaningĀ throat, was a band ofĀ linenĀ wrapped around a woman’s neck and head in theĀ medieval periodĀ or the lower part of a simpleĀ chaperonĀ hood.Ā The term later described aĀ steelĀ orĀ leatherĀ collarĀ to protect theĀ throat, a…
Long-nosed god maskettesĀ areĀ artifactsĀ made from bone,Ā copperĀ and marine shells
Long-nosed god maskettesĀ areĀ artifactsĀ made from bone,Ā copperĀ and marine shells (Lightning whelk) associated with theĀ Mississippian cultureĀ (800 to 1600 CE) and found inĀ archaeological sitesĀ in theĀ Midwestern United StatesĀ and theĀ Southeastern United States. They are small shield-shaped…
Shell gorgetsĀ
Shell gorgetsĀ are aĀ Native AmericanĀ art form of polished, carvedĀ shellĀ pendantsĀ worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes highlighted with pigments, or fenestrated (pierced with openings). Shell gorgets were…
Castalian Spring
TheĀ Castalian Spring, in theĀ ravineĀ between theĀ PhaedriadesĀ atĀ Delphi, is where all visitors to Delphi ā the contestants in theĀ Pythian Games, and especially pilgrims who came to consult theĀ Delphic OracleĀ ā stopped to wash themselves…
Carmel-by-the-Sea prohibits wearing heels taller than 2 inches without a permit
Though often mistakenly thought of as anĀ urban legend, the municipal code prohibits wearing shoes having heels taller than 2 inches (5.1Ā cm) or with a base of less than 1 square…
Ira RemsenĀ (1846 ā 1927) discovered artificial sweetener saccharin along with Constantin Fahlberg
Ira Remsen was an American chemist who discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin along with Constantin Fahlberg. He was the second president of Johns Hopkins University. Early life Ira Remsen was born inĀ New York CityĀ on February 10, 1846.…
Hugo Schwyzer aka ‘Porn Professor’
Hugo Benedict SchwyzerĀ (born 1967) is an American author, speaker and former instructor of history and gender studies. Family background Hugo Schwyzer was born in Santa Barbara, California, toĀ HubertĀ (1935ā2006) and Alison…
Anne Henrietta MartinĀ (1875 ā 1951) was the first woman to run for theĀ United States Senate
Anne Henrietta MartinĀ (September 30, 1875 ā April 15, 1951) (pseudonym,Ā Anne O’Hara; nickname,Ā Little Governor Anne) was aĀ suffragist,Ā pacifist, and author from the state ofĀ Nevada.Ā Her main achievement was taking charge of the state…
Jeannette Pickering Rankin (1880 ā 1973) wanted to be remembered as the only woman who ever voted to give women the right to vote
Jeannette Pickering RankinĀ (June 11, 1880 ā May 18, 1973) was an American politician andĀ women’s rightsĀ advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States in 1917.…
Vernon Kellogg (1867 ā 1937) was an AmericanĀ entomologist (bug guy)
Vernon Lyman Kellogg was an American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and science administrator. He established the Department of Zoology at Stanford University in 1894, and served as the first permanent secretary of the National Research Council in…
