Aksum: …Jerusalem to Aksum by King Menilek I, legendary son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (Makeda). According to tradition, the Church of St. Mary of Zion contains the Ark of the Covenant. Over the centuries, however, the church has been destroyed and rebuilt several times; the present structure dates…

Menilek II was the king of Shewa (or Shoa; 1865–89) and emperor of Ethiopia (1889–1913). One of Ethiopia’s greatest rulers, he expanded the empire almost to its present-day borders, repelled an Italian invasion in the Battle of Adwa in 1896, and carried out a wide-ranging program of modernization.

Carlos Menem was a politician and lawyer who served as president of Argentina (1989–99)—the first Peronist to be elected president of Argentina since Juan Perón in 1973. Menem, the son of Syrian immigrants, was born into the Muslim faith but converted to Roman Catholicism, the official religion of

Carlos Menem was a politician and lawyer who served as president of Argentina (1989–99)—the first Peronist to be elected president of Argentina since Juan Perón in 1973. Menem, the son of Syrian immigrants, was born into the Muslim faith but converted to Roman Catholicism, the official religion of

Aubrey Menen was a British writer whose essays and novels explore the nature of nationalism and the cultural contrast between his own Irish-Indian ancestry and his traditional British upbringing. After attending University College, London (1930–32), Menen worked as a drama critic (1934), stage

Aubrey Menen was a British writer whose essays and novels explore the nature of nationalism and the cultural contrast between his own Irish-Indian ancestry and his traditional British upbringing. After attending University College, London (1930–32), Menen worked as a drama critic (1934), stage

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spaniard who founded St. Augustine, Florida, and was a classic example of the conquistador—intrepid, energetic, loyal, and brutal. Born into the landed gentry, he ran away to sea at age 14. In 1549 he was commissioned by the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (Charles I of

Ramón Menéndez Pidal was a scholar whose work on the origins of the Spanish language, as well as critical editions of texts, generated a revival of the study of medieval Spanish poetry and chronicles. Professor of Romance philology at the University of Madrid (1899–1939), he was also director of

Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo was a Spanish literary critic and historian, remarkable for his vast erudition and his elegant and flexible prose. Although some of his judgments are no longer accepted, his studies of medieval, Renaissance, and Golden Age Spanish literature are still invaluable. The

Bob Menendez is an American politician who was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 2006 and was elected to that body later that year. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2006). Menendez was twice indicted on federal charges of corruption and

Falkland Islands War: The course of the conflict: Mario Menéndez, centralized his forces around the capital of Stanley to protect its vital airstrip. Instead, the British navy task-force commander, Rear Adm. John Woodward, and the land-force commander, Maj. Gen. Jeremy Moore, decided to make their initial landing near Port San Carlos, on the…

Bob Menendez is an American politician who was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 2006 and was elected to that body later that year. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2006). Menendez was twice indicted on federal charges of corruption and

Coriolanus: …army, he says little to Menenius, the trusted family friend and politician, or to Volumnia, both of whom have come to plead for Rome. His mother’s argument is long and sustained, and for more than 50 lines he listens, until his resolution is broken from within. Then, as a stage…

Coriolanus: …army, he says little to Menenius, the trusted family friend and politician, or to Volumnia, both of whom have come to plead for Rome. His mother’s argument is long and sustained, and for more than 50 lines he listens, until his resolution is broken from within. Then, as a stage…

Merneptah was a king of Egypt (c. 1213–03 bce) of the 19th dynasty (c. 1292–c. 1191) who successfully defended Egypt against a serious invasion from Libya. The 13th son of his long-lived father, Ramses II, Merneptah was nearing 60 years of age at his accession about 1213. Toward the end of his

Menes was the legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and established ancient Egypt’s 1st dynasty. Manetho, a 3rd-century-bce Egyptian historian, called him Menes, the 5th-century-bce Greek historian Herodotus

Synod of Diamper: …was convoked in 1599 by Aleixo de Meneses, archbishop of Goa. The synod renounced Nestorianism, the heresy that believed in two persons rather than two natures in Christ, as the Indians were suspected of being heretics by the Portuguese missionaries. The local patriarch—representing the Assyrian Church of the East, to…

Mēness, in Baltic religion, the moon, the god whose monthly renewal of strength is imparted to all growing things. The “young,” or “new,” moon, sometimes called Dievaitis (Lithuanian: “Little God” or “Prince”), is especially receptive to human prayers and is honoured by farmers. Mēness, dressed in

minstrel, (from Latin ministerium, “service”), between the 12th and 17th centuries, a professional entertainer of any kind, including jugglers, acrobats, and storytellers; more specifically, a secular musician, usually an instrumentalist. In some contexts, minstrel more particularly denoted a

Spain: Castilian institutions, society, and culture: …guarantee stability by enacting the Ordenamiento de Menestrales, which required workers to accept the same wages as before the plague. Owing to popular agitation, a great pogrom against the Jews erupted in 1391 and rapidly spread throughout the peninsula. Forced to choose Christianity or death, many Jews converted. A number…

Adenet Le Roi was a poet and musician, interesting for the detailed documentary evidence of his career as a household minstrel. He received his training in the court of Henry III, duke of Brabant, at Leuven; after his patron’s death in 1261, his fortunes wavered, owing to dynastic rivalries and the

minstrel, (from Latin ministerium, “service”), between the 12th and 17th centuries, a professional entertainer of any kind, including jugglers, acrobats, and storytellers; more specifically, a secular musician, usually an instrumentalist. In some contexts, minstrel more particularly denoted a

dance criticism: The 15th through 17th centuries: …choreographer, chronicler, and dance theorist Claude-François Ménéstrier, another Jesuit, collected libretti, described performances, and applied Aristotelian principles to rules and guidelines for ballet, which he set forth in Traité des tournois, joustes, carrousels, et autres spectacles publics (1669; “Treatise on Tournaments, Jousts, Tilts, and Other Public Spectacles”) and Des Ballets…

ground squirrel: Tropical ground squirrels: The five genera (Dremomys, Lariscus, Menetes, Rhinosciurus, and Hyosciurus) live in the forests of Southeast Asia but not in the Philippines. Although they sometimes utilize holes in the ground, these rodents usually nest in hollow tree trunks and rotting branches on the forest floor. Diet varies among species but generally…

Plato: Early dialogues of Plato: The Menexenus purports to be a funeral oration that Socrates learned from Aspasia, the mistress of Pericles (himself celebrated for the funeral oration assigned to him by Thucydides, one of the most famous set pieces of Greek antiquity). This work may be a satire on the…

Sao Tome and Principe: After independence: He was succeeded by businessman Fradique de Menezes of Independent Democratic Action (Portuguese: Acção Democrática Independente; ADI), the party with which Trovoada had been affiliated since 1994. Within months of de Menezes’s election, a power struggle erupted between the new president and the National Assembly, which was dominated by the…

Shen Kuo: …high official whose famous work Mengxi bitan (“Brush Talks from Dream Brook” [Dream Brook was the name of his estate in Jingkou]) contains the first reference to the magnetic compass, the first description of movable type, and a fairly accurate explanation of the origin of fossils. The Mengxi bitan also…

Mencius was an early Chinese philosopher whose development of orthodox Confucianism earned him the title “second sage.” Chief among his basic tenets was an emphasis on the obligation of rulers to provide for the common people. The book Mencius records his doings and sayings and contains statements

Bruce Lee: ], or The Way of the Dragon [Hong Kong English title]). Lee’s following film, Enter the Dragon (1973), was the first joint venture between Hong Kong- and U.S.-based production companies, and it became a worldwide hit, thrusting Lee into international movie stardom. Tragically, he died six days…

Narameikhla was the founder and first king (reigned 1404–34) of the Mrohaung dynasty in Arakan, the maritime country lying to the west of Lower Burma on the Bay of Bengal, which had been settled by the Burmese in the 10th century. When Arakan became the scene of a struggle between rival centres of

Meng Tian was a famous general of the Qin dynasty who built the Great Wall of China. As a general under Shihuangdi, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, Meng was sent to subdue the nomadic Central Asian tribesmen, who were overrunning northern China, and to build a wall as a defense against these

Meng Tian was a famous general of the Qin dynasty who built the Great Wall of China. As a general under Shihuangdi, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, Meng was sent to subdue the nomadic Central Asian tribesmen, who were overrunning northern China, and to build a wall as a defense against these

Canada: Diplomatic dispute with China: …in December 2018 to arrest Meng Wanzhou, a high-profile executive for Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, in response to an extradition request from the United States. China immediately protested the arrest of Meng in Vancouver on U.S. charges that Huawei had committed fraud related to the iconic company’s alleged dealings with…

Mengzi, county, southern Yunnan sheng (province), China. The county seat is in Wenlan town. In the 19th century, Mengzi was a trading centre for commerce between the interior of Yunnan and the Hanoi-Haiphong area of Vietnam. Communications were inconvenient: goods were shipped to Hekou on the

Mencius, Confucian text, named for its author, that earned for the 4th-century-bce philosopher the title ya sheng (“second sage”). Though the book was not generally recognized as a classic until the 12th century, a doctoral chair was established as early as the 2nd century bce to teach the Mencius.

Mencius was an early Chinese philosopher whose development of orthodox Confucianism earned him the title “second sage.” Chief among his basic tenets was an emphasis on the obligation of rulers to provide for the common people. The book Mencius records his doings and sayings and contains statements

Mencius, Confucian text, named for its author, that earned for the 4th-century-bce philosopher the title ya sheng (“second sage”). Though the book was not generally recognized as a classic until the 12th century, a doctoral chair was established as early as the 2nd century bce to teach the Mencius.

Cao Cao was one of the greatest of the generals at the end of the Han dynasty (206 bce–220 ce) of China. Cao’s father was the adopted son of the chief eunuch of the imperial court. Cao was initially a minor garrison commander and rose to prominence as a general when he suppressed the Yellow Turban

Willem Mengelberg was a symphonic conductor in the Romantic tradition who, during his tenure with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (1895–1945), developed it into one of the world’s finest orchestras. Trained as a pianist at the Cologne Conservatory, he became a conductor at Luzern, Switz., in

Willem Mengelberg was a symphonic conductor in the Romantic tradition who, during his tenure with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (1895–1945), developed it into one of the world’s finest orchestras. Trained as a pianist at the Cologne Conservatory, he became a conductor at Luzern, Switz., in

Josef Mengele was a Nazi doctor at Auschwitz extermination camp (1943–45) who selected prisoners for execution in the gas chambers and conducted medical experiments on inmates in pseudoscientific racial studies. Mengele’s father was founder of a company that produced farm machinery, Firma Karl

Carl Menger was an Austrian economist who contributed to the development of the marginal utility theory and to the formulation of a subjective theory of value. Menger received a Ph.D. from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 1867 and then accepted a position in the Austrian civil service. In

Menghistu Lemma was an Ethiopian writer whose poetry and plays written in Amharic (the modern language of Ethiopia) examine the difficulty of reconciling traditional values and customs with modern Western ideas. After receiving a Muslim education in Harer, Menghistu Lemma studied in Addis Ababa and

Mongol, member of a Central Asian ethnographic group of closely related tribal peoples who live mainly on the Mongolian Plateau and share a common language and nomadic tradition. Their homeland is now divided into the independent country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) and the Inner Mongolia

Menghistu Lemma was an Ethiopian writer whose poetry and plays written in Amharic (the modern language of Ethiopia) examine the difficulty of reconciling traditional values and customs with modern Western ideas. After receiving a Muslim education in Harer, Menghistu Lemma studied in Addis Ababa and

Menghistu Lemma was an Ethiopian writer whose poetry and plays written in Amharic (the modern language of Ethiopia) examine the difficulty of reconciling traditional values and customs with modern Western ideas. After receiving a Muslim education in Harer, Menghistu Lemma studied in Addis Ababa and

Mengistu Haile Mariam is an Ethiopian army officer and was the head of state (1974–91). He helped overthrow the centuries-old monarchy and attempted to mold Ethiopia into a communist state. Mengistu received officer training at Holeta and additional training in the United States. Rising to the rank

history of Central Asia: Mongol rule: …by the khan of Crimea, Mengli Girai, who had already placed himself under Ottoman suzerainty in 1475. Kazan fell to the troops of Ivan IV the Terrible of Moscow in 1552, and Astrakhan was annexed two years later. The khanate of Sibir (western Siberia), after a stubborn resistance, submitted to…

history of Central Asia: Mongol rule: …by the khan of Crimea, Mengli Girai, who had already placed himself under Ottoman suzerainty in 1475. Kazan fell to the troops of Ivan IV the Terrible of Moscow in 1552, and Astrakhan was annexed two years later. The khanate of Sibir (western Siberia), after a stubborn resistance, submitted to…

Bei Dao: …one of the originators of menglongshi (“misty poetry” or “shadows poetry”), which uses metaphor and cryptic language to express beauty and yearnings for freedom, while avoiding direct discussions of contemporary political and social issues. In 1978 he created, with some fellow poets, Jintian (“Today”), the first nonofficial literary magazine in…

Mangrai was the Thai founder of the city of Chiang Mai and the kingdom of Lan Na (reigned 1296–1317) in the north region of present Thailand, which remained an independent state until its capture by the Burmese in the 16th century. Mangrai succeeded his father as ruler of the principality of Chiang

Anton Raphael Mengs was a Bohemian painter who was perhaps the leading artist of early Neoclassicism. Mengs studied under his father in Dresden, Saxony, and then in Rome. He became painter to the Saxon court in Dresden in 1745 and executed a large number of portraits, most in brightly coloured

Anton Raphael Mengs was a Bohemian painter who was perhaps the leading artist of early Neoclassicism. Mengs studied under his father in Dresden, Saxony, and then in Rome. He became painter to the Saxon court in Dresden in 1745 and executed a large number of portraits, most in brightly coloured

Salghurid dynasty: …rule (1263–64), Ābish Khātūn married Mengü Temür, the son of the Il-Khanid ruler of Iran, who assumed de facto power. Following the death of Mengü Temür in 1282, the Il-Khanids assumed direct control of Fārs. Ābish Khātūn died in captivity in Tabrīz several years later, in 1286.

Shen Kuo: …high official whose famous work Mengxi bitan (“Brush Talks from Dream Brook” [Dream Brook was the name of his estate in Jingkou]) contains the first reference to the magnetic compass, the first description of movable type, and a fairly accurate explanation of the origin of fossils. The Mengxi bitan also…

Mengzi, county, southern Yunnan sheng (province), China. The county seat is in Wenlan town. In the 19th century, Mengzi was a trading centre for commerce between the interior of Yunnan and the Hanoi-Haiphong area of Vietnam. Communications were inconvenient: goods were shipped to Hekou on the

Mencius, Confucian text, named for its author, that earned for the 4th-century-bce philosopher the title ya sheng (“second sage”). Though the book was not generally recognized as a classic until the 12th century, a doctoral chair was established as early as the 2nd century bce to teach the Mencius.

Mencius was an early Chinese philosopher whose development of orthodox Confucianism earned him the title “second sage.” Chief among his basic tenets was an emphasis on the obligation of rulers to provide for the common people. The book Mencius records his doings and sayings and contains statements

menhaden, any of several species of valuable Atlantic coastal fishes in the genus Brevoortia of the herring family (Clupeidae), utilized for oil, fish meal, and fertilizer. Menhaden have a deep body, sharp-edged belly, large head, and tooth-edged scales. Adults are about 37.5 cm (about 15 inches)

menhir, megalithic monument erected singly or in formations. See

Menes was the legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and established ancient Egypt’s 1st dynasty. Manetho, a 3rd-century-bce Egyptian historian, called him Menes, the 5th-century-bce Greek historian Herodotus

Al-Minyā, city and capital of Al-Minyā muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in the Nile River valley of Upper Egypt. Al-Minyā is linked to Cairo (140 miles [225 km] north-northeast) by rail; it is a trading and administrative centre on the west bank of the Nile. Besides serving as a market and financial centre

Ménière disease, recurrent and generally progressive group of symptoms that include loss of hearing, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and a sense of fullness or pressure in the ears. Ménière disease can affect one or both ears. The disease causes episodic attacks that seldom last longer than 24

Ménière disease: …is named for French physician Prosper Ménière, who in 1861 provided a description of patients affected by hearing loss and episodic vertigo and offered the first evidence linking vertigo to inner-ear damage.

Charismatic: …win by a neck over Menifee. The Preakness was a close replica of the Derby. The difference was that Menifee chased Charismatic rather than the other way around, but the result was the same: a win by Charismatic (this time by one and a half lengths).

Renzo Piano: His design for the Menil Collection museum (1986; with Richard Fitzgerald) in Houston utilized ferroconcrete leaves in the roof, which served as both a heat source and a form of protection against ultraviolet light. At the same time, the building’s low scale and continuous veranda are in keeping with…

Aksum: …Jerusalem to Aksum by King Menilek I, legendary son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (Makeda). According to tradition, the Church of St. Mary of Zion contains the Ark of the Covenant. Over the centuries, however, the church has been destroyed and rebuilt several times; the present structure dates…

Menilek II was the king of Shewa (or Shoa; 1865–89) and emperor of Ethiopia (1889–1913). One of Ethiopia’s greatest rulers, he expanded the empire almost to its present-day borders, repelled an Italian invasion in the Battle of Adwa in 1896, and carried out a wide-ranging program of modernization.

Paris: The Buttes: …also is home to the Ménilmontant neighbourhood and Père-Lachaise Cemetery—the site of the Federalists’ Wall (Mur des Fédérés), against which the last of the fighters of the Commune of Paris were shot in 1871. The cemetery is both the largest park and the largest cemetery in Paris and is a…

Paul Nash: …scenes of war such as The Menin Road (1919), a shattered landscape painted in a semiabstract, Cubist-influenced style.

Bernardim Ribeiro: …by its opening words as Menina e moca (“Childhood and Adolescence”), is generally considered a masterpiece of Portuguese literature of the Renaissance. Innovative in its use of prose, Ribeiro’s tale established a stylistic tradition that has endured as a major force in Portuguese literature.

Menindee Lakes, series of reservoirs, part of the Darling River Conservation Scheme, western New South Wales, Australia, near the town of Menindee. Primarily natural features, the lakes are flooded through creeks linking them, at high water, eastward to the Darling River, which has been dammed for

human skeleton: Interior of the cranium: …are formed by the middle meningeal artery and its branches, which supply blood to the brain coverings. Injury to these vessels may lead to extradural hematoma, a mass of blood between the dura mater and the bone.

meninges, three membranous envelopes—pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater—that surround the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid fills the ventricles of the brain and the space between the pia mater and the arachnoid. The primary function of the meninges and of the cerebrospinal fluid is to

nervous system disease: Tumours: …from the meninges are called meningiomas. These tumours occur over the convexity of the brain and on the floor of the cranium, where they compress and damage the brain or cranial nerves and may cause seizures. Meningiomas may be removed successfully.

meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis can be caused by various infectious agents, including viruses, fungi, and protozoans, but bacteria produce the most life-threatening forms. The patient usually experiences fever, headache,

neural tube defect: Meningocele occurs when these meninges protrude through the vertebral defect, forming a fluid-filled sac. Meningomyelocele is a compound defect in which the protruding sac contains some nervous tissue as well. If any of these defects communicate with the central canal of the spinal cord, the…

meningococcus: …bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, who are the only natural hosts in which it causes disease. The bacteria are spherical, ranging in diameter from 0.6 to 1.0 μm (micrometre; 1 μm = 10−6 metre); they frequently occur in pairs, with adjacent sides flattened. They are strongly…

infectious disease: Meningococcal vaccine: Neisseria meningitidis can cause meningitis (infection of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord) or severe bloodstream infection known as meningococcemia. In the general population, less than 1 per 400,000 persons is attacked by the bacterium, while among those younger than one…

meningococcus, the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, who are the only natural hosts in which it causes disease. The bacteria are spherical, ranging in diameter from 0.6 to 1.0 μm (micrometre; 1 μm = 10−6 metre); they frequently occur in pairs, with

mumps: Meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain and its membranous covering) is a fairly common concomitant of mumps, but the outlook for recovery is favourable.

neural tube defect: Meningomyelocele is a compound defect in which the protruding sac contains some nervous tissue as well. If any of these defects communicate with the central canal of the spinal cord, the prefix syringo- is added to the name; hence, a syringomyelocele is an open defect…

José Lins do Rego: …first work of the cycle, Menino de engenho (1932; “Plantation Boy”), is based on his own boyhood and family. It was followed in quick succession by Doidinho (1933; “Daffy Boy”), Bangüê (1934; “Old Plantation”), O moleque Ricardo (1935; “Black Boy Richard”), and Usina (1936; “The Sugar Refinery”). The first three…

meninges, three membranous envelopes—pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater—that surround the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid fills the ventricles of the brain and the space between the pia mater and the arachnoid. The primary function of the meninges and of the cerebrospinal fluid is to

Menippean satire, seriocomic genre, chiefly in ancient Greek literature and Latin literature, in which contemporary institutions, conventions, and ideas were criticized in a mocking satiric style that mingled prose and verse. The form often employed a variety of striking and unusual settings, such

Menippus was a Greek philosopher who followed the cynic philosophy of Diogenes and who founded a seriocomic literary genre known as Menippean satire. It was imitated by Greek and Latin writers and influenced the development of Latin satire. Menippus was allegedly a slave by birth who became rich by

joint: Intra-articular fibrocartilages: …when incomplete they are called menisci. Disks are found in the temporomandibular joint of the lower jaw, the sternoclavicular (breastbone and collarbone) joint, and the ulnocarpal (inner forearm bone and wrist) joint. A pair of menisci is found in each knee joint, one between each femoral condyle and its female…

joint: Intra-articular fibrocartilages: …when incomplete they are called menisci. Disks are found in the temporomandibular joint of the lower jaw, the sternoclavicular (breastbone and collarbone) joint, and the ulnocarpal (inner forearm bone and wrist) joint. A pair of menisci is found in each knee joint, one between each femoral condyle and its female…

fluid mechanics: Surface tension of liquids: …the tube forms a concave meniscus, which is a virtually spherical surface having the same radius, r, as the inside of the tube. The tube experiences a downward force of magnitude 2πrdσ, where σ is the surface tension of the liquid, and the liquid experiences a reaction of equal magnitude…

Ranunculales: Menispermaceae, or the moonseed family, contains nearly 75 genera and 520 species, most of which are woody climbers in tropical forests, although some genera extend into temperate regions in North America and Japan. Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed) and other members of the family have characteristic…

moonseed, any of three species of woody vines constituting the genus Menispermum of the family Menispermaceae (order Ranunculales). They occur in East Asia, eastern North America, and Mexico. The North American species, Canada moonseed, or yellow parilla (M. canadense), with lobed leaves and

moonseed: The North American species, Canada moonseed, or yellow parilla (M. canadense), with lobed leaves and greenish-white flowers, bears black, grapelike fruit with crescent-shaped seeds. M. dauricum, from East Asia, and M. mexicanum, from Mexico, have similar properties. In particular, the seeds of all these species may cause a curare-like…

The Front Page: …his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou). When Hildy shows up at the city courthouse after his last day of work, however, he becomes caught up in the hubbub surrounding the escape of a convicted murderer (George E. Stone) who is scheduled for execution that night. As Hildy ponders the…

ancient Egypt: The 5th dynasty (c. 2435–c. 2306 bce): …three kings of the dynasty, Menkauhor, Djedkare Izezi, and Unas, did not have personal names compounded with “-Re,” the name of the sun god (Djedkare is a name assumed on accession); and Izezi and Unas did not build solar temples. Thus, there was a slight shift away from the solar…

Menkaure was the fifth or sixth king of the 4th dynasty (c. 2543–c. 2436 bce) of Egypt; he built the third and smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. He was the son of Khafre and, according to the Turin papyrus, reigned for 18 (or 28) years. According to tradition, Menkaure was a pious and just

Adah Isaacs Menken was an American actress and poet widely celebrated for her daring act of appearing (seemingly) naked, strapped to a running horse. The facts concerning Menken’s early life are obscured by later and confused publicity stories. On various occasions she claimed various original

Alan Menken is an American composer whose captivating scores helped invigorate the animated feature films of the Walt Disney Company. As a young man, Menken enrolled in a premedical program at New York University but ultimately graduated with a degree in music. He then earned money by performing in

Yiddish literature: The 21st century: Yiddish scholar Dovid Katz was born in the United States and later moved to Vilna. In 1992, under the name Heershadovid Menkes, he published the first of three books of short fiction set mainly in 19th-century Lithuania. Oyb nisht nokh kliger (“If Not Wiser”), in the collection…

Menkaure was the fifth or sixth king of the 4th dynasty (c. 2543–c. 2436 bce) of Egypt; he built the third and smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. He was the son of Khafre and, according to the Turin papyrus, reigned for 18 (or 28) years. According to tradition, Menkaure was a pious and just

Menlo Park, city, San Mateo county, western California, U.S. It lies on the western shore of San Francisco Bay. The area, originally inhabited by Ohlone Indians, was called El Palo Alto by Spanish explorers in the mid-18th century. It became part of the Rancho de las Pulgas, a Mexican land grant