…(1893–1935) US politician; known as the Kingfish. A Democrat, he served as governor of Louisiana 1928–31 and as a US senator 1932–35 and was known as a dictatorial demagogue with politically radical ideas, most notably his “Share the Wealth” program. Not long after he announced his plans to run for the US presidency, he was assassinated…
…(1784–1864), US Army officer and explorer. His expeditions included the upper Mississippi in 1817 and the Rocky Mountain region in 1820. Longs Peak in Colorado is named for him…
…an obsolete form of lower-case s, written or printed as ſ. It was used in initial and medial but not final position in a word and was generally abandoned in English-language printing shortly before 1800…
…said to express loyalty or support for a specified person or thing…
…(of a plant) needing a long period of light each day to initiate flowering, which therefore happens naturally as the days lengthen in the spring…
…an athletic event in which competitors jump as far as possible along the ground in one leap…
…a lens with a long focal length, especially as a camera attachment for taking photographs from a great distance…
…a translation of a term formerly used in some Pacific Islands for human flesh as food…
…a venture or guess that has only the slightest chance of succeeding or being accurate…
…(in bridge or whist) a holding of several cards of one suit in a hand, typically 5 or more out of the 13…
…(in retail and marketing) used to refer to the large number of products that sell in small quantities, as contrasted with the small number of best-selling products…
…a radio wave of a wavelength above one kilometer (and a frequency below 300 kHz)…
…a port and resort in southwestern California, on the Pacific Ocean, south of Los Angeles; population 463,789 (est. 2008)…
…a city in east central New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean, long a noted summer resort; population 32,622 (est. 2008)…
…(in field hockey) a penalty hit taken from the back line within 5 yards of the corner…
…continuing for a long time, especially for longer than is necessary…
…an island on the coast of New York State. Its western tip, comprising the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, is separated from Manhattan and the Bronx by the East River and is linked to Manhattan by the several bridges…
…underwear with closely fitted legs that extend to the wearer’s ankles, often with a long-sleeved top…
…the epic withdrawal of the Chinese communists from southeastern to northwestern China in 1934–35, over a distance of 6,000 miles (9,600 km). 100,000 people, led by Mao Zedong, left the communist rural base after it was almost destroyed by the Kuomintang; 20,000 people survived the journey…
…a metrical pattern for hymns in which the stanzas have four lines with eight syllables each…
