Downton Abbey: Films: The first film with the eponymous title was released in 2019 and focused on a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary, maintaining the series’s charm and drama. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) followed the family to the south of France while a film…

Downton Abbey: Films: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) followed the family to the south of France while a film crew visited Downton, reflecting the dawn of the motion picture age. The third and last movie—Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale—hit screens on September 12, 2025. Directed by Simon…

Downton Abbey: Films: The third and last movie—Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale—hit screens on September 12, 2025. Directed by Simon Curtis, it saw the return of the cast and beloved characters and introduced some fresh faces, including Alessandro Nivola and Simon Russell Beale.

Western architecture: From the 17th to the 19th century: …and apparently “natural” composition in Downton Castle, Herefordshire, near Ludlow (1774–78). This was the first irregularly planned castellated (castle-style) building with a Classical interior. It inspired a vast range of such buildings. John Nash is the best known and most proficient exponent of the style. Starting with his own house,…

Mariska Hargitay: TV roles: …role in the short-lived series Downtown (1986–87), about a group of crime-solving parolees. In 1988 she played guest roles in the series In the Heat of the Night and Freddie’s Nightmares and joined the cast of the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest for a season. She continued making guest appearances…

British Invasion: …Diddy Diddy”), Petula Clark (“Downtown”), Freddie and the Dreamers (“I’m Telling You Now”), Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders (“Game of Love”), Herman’s Hermits (“Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter”), the Rolling Stones (“[I Can’t Get No] Satisfaction” and others), the Troggs (“Wild Thing

John Heisman: …to become director of the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City. Beginning in 1935, the club annually awarded a trophy, known since 1936 as the Heisman Trophy, to the top college football player.

Rod Stewart: Solo career: …1985 Tom Waits song “Downtown Train” (1989) was the high point of a midcareer period generally considered inconsistent. For a time in the early 21st century, Stewart abandoned songwriting and focused solely on interpreting others’ work. Beginning in 2002 he released several collections of traditional-pop standards, as well as…

Washington, D.C.: Downtown: The area referred to as Downtown Washington describes the business district located between the Capitol, the White House, and Georgetown. It includes Chinatown, the Metro Center, the Federal Triangle area, and the K Street office corridor.

social mobility: …either “upward mobility” or “downward mobility.” An industrial worker who becomes a wealthy businessman moves upward in the class system; a landed aristocrat who loses everything in a revolution moves downward in the system.

Nine Inch Nails: Reznor’s second full-length release, The Downward Spiral (1994), bowed at number two on the Billboard album chart. On the strength of such singles as “Closer” and “Hurt,” the album soon surpassed the band’s debut in sales. (An emotional acoustic version of “Hurt” later became a surprise hit for country…

sedimentary rock: Coal: …combination of episodic upwarping and downwarping of the continental blocks or global (eustatic) changes in sea level or both, coupled with normal changes in the rate of sediment supply that occurs along coasts traversed by major laterally meandering river systems, may have been the cause.

Ekman layer: …downward in a process called downwelling, while a region of divergence draws water from below into the surface Ekman layer in a process known as upwelling. Upwelling and downwelling also occur where the wind blows parallel to a coastline. The principal upwelling regions of the world are along the eastern…

white birch: …known as downy birch (B. pubescens), is a tree about 18 metres (60 feet) tall and is native to Eurasia. It has egg-shaped leaves, usually hairy below. The soft yellowish or reddish white wood is commercially important in construction and in the manufacture of vehicles, furniture, and small articles…

downy mildew, disease of plants, especially in cool humid regions, caused by several funguslike organisms of the phylum Oomycota. White, gray, bluish, or violet downy patches of mildew form mostly on the undersides of leaves in damp weather. Pale green to yellow or brown areas usually develop on

jewel orchid: Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens), native to eastern North America, has dark green leaves with silver and white veins. The Hawai’i jewel orchid (Anoectochilus sandvicensis), A. setaceus, A. sikkimensis, Dossinia marmorata, Ludisia discolor, and

serviceberry: Common species: The downy serviceberry (A. arborea) is also similar to A. canadensis but is more vigorous and has larger hanging flower clusters. The apple serviceberry (Amelanchier ×grandiflora), a natural hybrid of A. arborea and A. laevis, grows up to 9 metres (29.5 feet) and has larger individual…

woodpecker: …species of Dendrocopos include the downy woodpecker (D. pubescens), only about 15 cm (6 inches) long and inhabiting the woodlands and gardens of temperate North America; the great spotted woodpecker (D. major), about 23 cm (9 inches) long and found from the forests and gardens of western temperate Eurasia south…

dowry, the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband or his family in marriage. Most common in cultures that are strongly patrilineal and that expect women to reside with or near their husband’s family (patrilocality), dowries have a long history in Europe, South Asia, Africa, and

Dowry Prohibition Act, Indian law, enacted on May 1, 1961, intended to prevent the giving or receiving of a dowry. Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, dowry includes property, goods, or money given by either party to the marriage, by the parents of either party, or by anyone else in connection with

Treasury Relief Art Project: …was directed by the painter Olin Dows and designed to embellish existing federal buildings that lacked construction appropriations to finance such works.

Dulcibella, in English poetry, an idealized sweetheart, based on the Latin word dulcis (“sweet”). Dulcibella, like Dulcinea, represents beauty, inspiration, and virtuous love. The name was used in medieval literature and appeared with some frequency in the 16th century, but it was obsolete by the

History of film: Australia, New Zealand, and Canada: …in the 21st century included Michael Dowse, director of such comedies as It’s All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013), Stuber (2019), and Coffee & Kareem (2020). Filmmaking in Quebec, which had gone through a strong period in the 1970s and ’80s, made a lesser impression in the 1990s.…

dowsing, in occultism, use of a forked piece of hazel, rowan, or willow wood or of a Y-shaped metal rod or of a pendulum suspended by a nylon or silk thread, in an attempt to detect such hidden substances as water, minerals, treasure, archaeological remains, and even dead bodies. The practice seems

Ernest Dowson was one of the most gifted of the circle of English poets of the 1890s known as the Decadents. In 1886 Dowson entered Queen’s College, Oxford, but left in 1888 to spend six years working at his father’s dry dock in the Limehouse district of London. Dowson became an active member of

Ernest Dowson was one of the most gifted of the circle of English poets of the 1890s known as the Decadents. In 1886 Dowson entered Queen’s College, Oxford, but left in 1888 to spend six years working at his father’s dry dock in the Limehouse district of London. Dowson became an active member of

Riyadh: History of Riyadh: The Doxiadis Plan (later revised by a French consulting group) introduced a linear development concept along a central spine running in a north-south direction, thus avoiding encroachment of the city on the Wadi Ḥanīfah system to the west, the boundaries of which have been the prime…

modernization: New patterns of urban life: …Greek architect and city planner Constantinos Apostolos Doxiadis argued that this process is part of a long-term evolution that must eventually culminate in the world-city, or “Ecumenopolis.” This remarkable object will incorporate areas reserved for recreation and agriculture as well as desert and wilderness conservation areas, but essentially it will…

Dachshund, dog breed of hound and terrier ancestry developed in Germany to pursue badgers into their burrows. The Dachshund (whose name means “badger dog” in German) is a long-bodied, characteristically lively dog with a deep chest, short legs, tapering muzzle, and long ears. Usually reddish brown

doxing, the act of exposing private or identifying information on the Internet about an individual or group without the person’s or group’s consent, usually with malicious intent. It derives from the phrase “dropping dox,” a term for disclosing another person’s “documents” or personal information.

doxology, an expression of praise to God. In Christian worship there are three common doxologies: 1. The greater doxology, or Gloria in Excelsis, is the Gloria of the Roman Catholic and Anglican masses, and in its hundreds of musical settings it is usually sung in Latin. It is used in the Roman

antineoplastic antibiotic: doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, mitomycin, and dactinomycin, all of which are derived from species of Streptomyces bacteria. While these drugs may have antibacterial activity, they are generally too dangerous and toxic for that use. Antineoplastic antibiotics are associated with blood

doxing, the act of exposing private or identifying information on the Internet about an individual or group without the person’s or group’s consent, usually with malicious intent. It derives from the phrase “dropping dox,” a term for disclosing another person’s “documents” or personal information.

diplomacy: Diplomatic agents: …papal envoy is always the doyen, or dean, of the diplomatic corps; internuncios elsewhere found themselves in the tiny remaining group of ministers. Hence, the title of pro-nuncio was devised to gain entry into the first class.

Philippe-Sirice Bridel was a man of letters, known as le doyen Bridel, who advocated an indigenous Swiss literature and tried to awaken a national consciousness in all areas of life. A French-language writer, Bridel helped bring both French- and German-speaking Swiss together in politics as well as

graphic design: Postwar graphic design in the United States: …who launched his career at Doyle Dane Bernbach was George Lois, whose works were engagingly simple and direct. Lois went on to design over 90 covers for Esquire magazine in the 1960s. He used powerful photographs and photomontages, usually by Carl Fischer, to make succinct editorial statements about the United…

History of film: Hong Kong: …made with the Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle. Their bright palette and swift cutting and camera movement were on display in such works as A-Fei zhengzhuan (1990; Days of Being Wild), Dongxie xidu (1994; Ashes of Time), Chongquing senlin (1994; Chungking Express), and Duoluo tianshi (1995; Fallen Angels). Later, more intimate…

tap dance: Early history: …such as Harland Dixon and Jimmy Doyle (a duo known for their buck-and-wing dancing) impressed audiences and influenced developing dancers with their skill, ingenuity, and creativity. In addition to shaping dance performance, tap dancers influenced the evolution of popular American music in the early to mid-20th century; drummers in particular…

Mabel Keaton Staupers was a Caribbean-American nurse and organization executive, most noted for her role in eliminating segregation in the Armed Forces Nurse Corps during World War II. Staupers immigrated to the United States with her family in 1903. In 1914 she enrolled in the Freedmen’s Hospital

Richard Doyle was a caricaturist, painter, and illustrator who, together with his father, John (1797–1868), introduced into British art a moderate style of caricature, opposed to the savage satire of James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson. A student of his father, Doyle regularly contributed (from

Roddy Doyle is an Irish author known for his unvarnished depiction of the working class in Ireland, particularly in his home city of Dublin. Since his literary debut in the 1980s, Doyle’s distinctively Irish settings, style, mood, and phrasing have made him a favorite fiction writer in his own

Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer best known for his creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes—one of the most vivid and enduring characters in English fiction. Conan Doyle, the second of Charles Altamont and Mary Foley Doyle’s 10 children, began seven years of Jesuit education in

Caddyshack: Production: …it with Douglas Kenney and Brian Doyle-Murray (Bill Murray’s brother). Some parts of the script are based on the Murray brothers’ experiences as children caddying at the Indian Hill Country Club in Winnetka, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Ramis would go on to direct such classic comedies as Groundhog…

macular degeneration: Other forms of macular degeneration: Malattia Leventinese (Doyne honeycomb) retinal dystrophy, which is characterized by a honeycomb-like pattern of drusen formation under the retina, is caused by mutations in the gene EFEMP1 (EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1). Sorsby fundus dystrophy, which is clinically similar to wet AMD, is caused…

the dozens, in African American culture, a game of verbal combat typically played by young men. The participants match wits by exchanging humourous insults, usually before an audience. Some versions of the dozens incorporate rhyme; in the 1960s those were important to the development of rap. The

bulldozer, powerful machine for pushing earth or rocks, used in road building, farming, construction, and wrecking; it consists of a heavy, broad steel blade or plate mounted on the front of a tractor. Sometimes it uses a four-wheel-drive tractor, but usually a track or crawler type, mounted on

coal mining: Dozer cutting: Exploration of coal outcrops may be accomplished with dozer cuts at regular intervals. Dozer cutting provides information on the attitude of the coal and on the nature of the overburden—important factors with regard to machine operation.

Gavrilo was the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1938–50), noted for his anti-Nazi stand and, later, for his limited accommodations with the Communists. Gavrilo was educated at Prizren in Serbia and at Athens and Istanbul. In 1910 he became bishop of Peć and in 1920 metropolitan of

Red Brigades: …Treaty Organization (NATO), Brigadier General James Dozier, was abducted and held captive by the Red Brigades for 42 days before Italian police rescued him unharmed from a hideout in Padua. Between 1974 and 1988, the Red Brigades carried out about 50 attacks, in which nearly 50 people were killed. A…

Gavrilo was the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1938–50), noted for his anti-Nazi stand and, later, for his limited accommodations with the Communists. Gavrilo was educated at Prizren in Serbia and at Athens and Istanbul. In 1910 he became bishop of Peć and in 1920 metropolitan of

Ferenc Erkel: Erkel’s 1867 opera, Dózsa György, displays Wagnerian stylistic touches in its use of leitmotifs, while Brankovics György (1874) employs Hungarian, Serbian, and Turkish musical material.

Dózsa Rebellion, (1514), unsuccessful peasant revolt in Hungary, led by nobleman György Dózsa (1470–1514), that resulted in a reduction of the peasants’ social and economic position. During the reign of King Vladislas II (1490–1516), royal power declined in favour of the magnates, who used their

György Dózsa was a nobleman, soldier of fortune, and leader of the Hungarian Dózsa Rebellion of 1514. After having won a reputation for valour in the Turkish wars, Dózsa was appointed to lead a new crusade against the Muslims. Thousands of peasants volunteered to serve him, but once assembled,

Reinhart Pieter Dozy was a Dutch Arabist, best remembered for his monumental Histoire des musulmans d’Espagne, jusqu’à la conquête de l’Andalousie par les Almoravides, 711–1110 (1861; Spanish Islam, 1913). Dozy, of French Huguenot ancestry, spent 33 years as a professor of history at the University

Reinhart Pieter Dozy was a Dutch Arabist, best remembered for his monumental Histoire des musulmans d’Espagne, jusqu’à la conquête de l’Andalousie par les Almoravides, 711–1110 (1861; Spanish Islam, 1913). Dozy, of French Huguenot ancestry, spent 33 years as a professor of history at the University

Celâl Bayar: …as the leader of the Democrat Party, advocated a policy of private enterprise.

Mongolia: Political developments: …parliamentary elections, and a new Democratic Party (DP) was formed by the MNDP, MDSP, and several other smaller parties. For the June 2004 MGK elections, the DP formed an alliance with the Motherland Party, but neither the MPRP nor this new alliance won a clear majority. By the end of…

Uganda: The Republic of Uganda: …from Buganda, and of the Democratic Party (DP), which was based in Buganda and led by Kiwanuka, conservative Ganda leaders set up their own rival organization, Kabaka Yekka (KY), “King Alone.”

Democratic Party (DP), South African political party established in 1989 by the merger of the Progressive Federal Party with two smaller liberal parties, the National Democratic Movement and the Independent Party. The Democratic Party opposed apartheid and supported full voting and other civil

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), centrist Japanese political party that was founded in 1996 to challenge the long-dominant Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP). The DPJ made strong electoral showings from its earliest days, and within little more than a year of its establishment it became the country’s

United Arab Emirates: Foreign relations: …over the move by state-owned Dubai Ports World (DP World) to take over management of a number of U.S. ports through its acquisition of the British firm that had previously run the ports. Citing security fears, the U.S. Congress threatened to block the deal, which was supported by Pres. George…

Defense Production Act (DPA), U.S. federal legislation, enacted on September 8, 1950, and regularly reauthorized, that grants to the president various temporary powers to intervene in the national economy to ensure or expedite the production of goods, services, and resources which he or she deems

Albania: Political process: The Democratic Party, a centre-right group that made its debut as the first opposition party in Albania, scored a series of election successes in the early 1990s, but it bore the brunt of the blame for the 1997 economic collapse and fell into opposition. Other political…

news agency: Germany since 1949 has built Deutsche-Presse Agentur into one of the more important news agencies in Europe, including extensive exchange with other national services. In Canada the Canadian Press is a cooperative news agency with headquarters in Toronto. The oldest and largest news agency operating exclusively in Britain is the…

steel: Effects of carbon: Pearlite has a diamond pyramid hardness (DPH) of approximately 200 kilograms-force per square millimetre (285,000 pounds per square inch), compared with a DPH of 70 kilograms-force per square millimetre for pure iron. Cooling steel with a lower carbon content (e.g., 0.25 percent) results in a microstructure containing about…

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), centrist Japanese political party that was founded in 1996 to challenge the long-dominant Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP). The DPJ made strong electoral showings from its earliest days, and within little more than a year of its establishment it became the country’s

United Nations: Peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peace building: …1992 the UN created the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), which provides administrative and technical support for political and humanitarian missions and coordinates all mine-clearing activities conducted under UN auspices.

Arthur Kornberg: …flavine adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and diphosphopyridine nucleotide (DPN), coenzymes that are important hydrogen-carrying intermediaries in biological oxidations and reductions.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), political party in Taiwan (the Republic of China [ROC]). It was formed in September 1986 by those who initially sought self-determination for people considered to be ethnically Taiwanese, democratic freedoms, the establishment of economic ties with the People’s

infectious disease: Diphtheria toxoid: … toxoid and pertussis vaccine (DPT), combined with tetanus toxoid alone (DT), and combined with tetanus toxoid for adults (Td). The Td preparation contains only 15 to 20 percent of the diphtheria toxoid present in the DPT vaccine and is more suitable for use in older children and adults.

fast food: Criticism and response: …the mid-2010s, and ice-cream chain Dairy Queen revealed the slogan “Fan food, not fast food” about the same time. The industry itself largely uses the term quick-service restaurant, or QSR.

Nova Herculis, one of the brightest novas of the 20th century, discovered Dec. 13, 1934, by the British amateur astronomer J.P.M. Prentice, in the northern constellation Hercules. It reached an apparent visual magnitude of 1.4 and remained visible to the unaided eye for months. At its centre was

dram, unit of weight in the apothecaries’ and avoirdupois systems. An apothecaries’ dram contains 3 scruples (3.888 grams) of 20 grains each and is equal to one-eighth apothecaries’ ounce of 480 grains. The avoirdupois dram contains 27.344 grains (1.772 grams) and is equal to one-sixteenth

iron processing: Direct reduction (DR): This is any process in which iron is extracted from ore at a temperature below the melting points of the materials involved. Gangue remains in the spongelike product, known as direct-reduced iron, or DRI, and must be removed in a subsequent steelmaking…

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, town, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It lies on the southern Malwa Plateau, the watershed of the Chambal and Narmada river basins. The town, formerly a large British cantonment known as Mhow, was founded in 1818 by John Malcolm. It remains an important cantonment;

Mammootty: 1990s: …Indian Constitution, in the film Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000), earned him another National Film Award for best actor.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The seat of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (1958), it is a prominent educational center, and several branch colleges are located there. The city is also a popular tourist destination, mainly the result of its proximity to the Ellora and Ajanta cave temples, both of which were designated…

Ernest B. Schoedsack: Later films: The Last Days of Pompeii, Dr. Cyclops, and Mighty Joe Young: …at a grade-A fantasy with Dr. Cyclops (1940). Though it did not turn out to be another King Kong, it was Hollywood’s first Technicolor excursion into science fiction, with Albert Dekker as Dr. Alexander Thorkel, one of the screen’s most memorable mad scientists, who discovers the secret of miniaturization and…

Harold Shipman was a British doctor who is one of the deadliest serial killers in history, believed to have murdered about 250 of his patients, according to an official inquiry into his crimes. In 2000 he was convicted on 15 counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison; four years later he died

Jack Kevorkian was an American physician who gained international attention through his assistance in the suicides of more than 100 patients, many of whom were terminally ill. Jack Kevorkian attended the University of Michigan and in 1952 graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School.

Dr. Demento is an American radio broadcaster, record collector, and musicologist whose cult-favorite radio program, the Dr. Demento Show, aired from 1971 to 2010 and revitalized the appreciation of novelty music. Since 2010, the Dr. Demento Show has been produced as a weekly online-only program.

computer: Early computer enthusiasts: …and Orthodontia, later changed to Dr. Dobb’s Journal.

computer: Early computer enthusiasts: …and Orthodontia, later changed to Dr. Dobb’s Journal.

Norm Macdonald: Career: … (1996), and the family films Dr. Doolittle (1998) and Dr. Doolittle 2 (2001). His stand-up comedy was featured in the television specials Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (2011), Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery (2017), and the posthumously released Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022).

Norm Macdonald: Career: Doolittle (1998) and Dr. Doolittle 2 (2001). His stand-up comedy was featured in the television specials Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (2011), Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery (2017), and the posthumously released Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022).

Dr. Dre is an American rapper, hip-hop producer, and entrepreneur who helped popularize the gangsta rap subgenre. Born to teenaged parents who aspired to singing careers, André Young took the stage name Dr. Dre in the early 1980s. He performed as a hip-hop deejay and as part of the group World

William Dieterle: Warner Brothers: Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940) was another tasteful screen biography; Edward G. Robinson starred as the German scientist who discovered a cure for syphilis, and Ruth Gordon played his wife. A Dispatch from Reuter’s (1940) featured Robinson as yet another famous 19th-century German, the founder

Fu Manchu, fictional character, a Chinese criminal genius who was the hero-villain of novels and short stories by Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Sarsfield Ward). The character also appeared in silent and sound films, radio, and comic strips. The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu personified the genre of the

Norman Taurog: Elvis movies: …threatens his upcoming wedding, and Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1966), a spy spoof about a secret agent’s attempts to thwart a mad scientist (Vincent Price) who wants to use female robots to take over the world. Four Presley musicals completed Taurog’s career: Spinout (1966), Double Trouble (1967), Speedway…

Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment, story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in Twice-Told Tales (1837). Elderly Dr. Heidegger and four of his contemporaries participate in his scientific experiment on aging. Dr. Heidegger applies water from the Fountain of Youth to a faded rose; the flower regains its

Joss Whedon: …waves with a new miniseries, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, a musical comedy about an aspiring supervillain that was released online in three installments. The low-budget Web production became a smash hit, and, despite not having aired on television (it was eventually broadcast in 2012), it earned an outstanding special class…

Julius Erving is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who was one of the most colourful and exciting figures in the game during the 1970s and ’80s. At 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 metres), Erving played forward and was noted for his fast breaks, balletic leaps toward the basket, and

Today in History—May 21: America’s First Horror Movie Starred Jekyll and Hyde: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, produced by the Selig Polyscope Company, is what we call a “lost film.” A lost film is one that only exists in incomplete forms—like clips, still images, ads, trailers, summaries, reviews, or bloopers.

Victor Fleming: The 1940s: Fleming began the decade with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), an adaptation of Stevenson’s short novel; it was widely considered inferior to Rouben Mamoulian’s acclaimed 1931 version. Fleming’s film featured a somewhat miscast Tracy alongside Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. In 1942 Fleming paired Tracy with

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, American horror film, released in 1931, that is widely considered the best film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). Fredric March portrayed the kindly London physician, Dr. Henry Jekyll, who is impatient to

B.B. King: …were stalwart New Orleans pianist Dr. John, ace session drummer Jim Keltner, and stand-up bassist Nathan East. The album earned King his final Grammy, for best traditional blues album.

Did Martin Luther Marry a Nun?: …a former Augustinian hermit, married Katharina von Bora, a former Cistercian nun. Their love story began in 1523, when Katharina and eight other nuns dramatically fled their convent, smuggled out in a fish cart, after being inspired by Luther’s writings. The other women returned to their families or found husbands,…

Gene Roddenberry: including Dragnet, Highway Patrol, Dr. Kildare, and Have Gun—Will Travel. In 1964 he began trying to sell the idea of Star Trek to producers, but not until September 8, 1966, did the first episode debut on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network. The series was repeatedly threatened with cancellation,…

Jules Romains: …triomphe de la médecine (1923; Dr. Knock, 1925), a satire in the tradition of Molière on the power of doctors to impose upon human credulity. The character of Dr. Knock, whose long and serious face, scientific double-talk, ominous pauses, and frightening graphs and charts convert a group of robust villagers…

David Livingstone: Opening the interior: The publication of Dr. Livingstone’s Cambridge Lectures (1858) roused almost as much interest as his book, and out of his Cambridge visit came the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa in 1860, on which Livingstone set high hopes during his second expedition to Africa.