Sir Francis Drake is best known for circumnavigating Earth (1577–80), preying on Spanish ships along the way. Later he was credited for his defense of England by raiding Spain’s harbour at Cádiz in 1587 and (according to many sources) by disrupting the Spanish Armada in the English Channel with fireRead More →
George Thomas Smart. John Stainer. Ringo Starr. Tommy Steele. Is Sir Elton John a knight? He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music and charitable services” in 1998. Was Led Zeppelin knighted? The former Led Zep frontman has been made a Commander of the British Empire. InRead More →
Peanuts pivots on unrequited love, after all, and despite their somewhat fractious relationship, Peppermint Patty and Marcie are very close and typically honest with each other. Why did Charles Schulz name Peanuts? Why is the comic strip named Peanuts? … The name Peanuts was likely chosen because it was aRead More →