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DEFINITION: (noun) Sheer material, such as gauze or fine lace, used for veils. SYNONYMS: netting, gauze. USAGE: The seamstress attached a distinctive lace trim to the veiling, so that it would match the bride's dress.

Davis was the only President of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He served in both houses of the US Congress, fought in the Mexican War as colonel of a volunteer regiment, and was elected President in 1862. Originally hopeful of a military rather than a civil command in the Confederacy, he closely managed the army and was involved in many disagreements with the Confederate generals. Davis was briefly married to the daughter of what US president?

In April 1989, Chinese students gathered in Tiananmen Square to demand democratic reform. The demonstrators were joined by workers, intellectuals, and civil servants, until over a million people filled the square and martial law was declared. The protesters demanded that the leadership resign, and the government answered, on June 3, with troops and tanks, killing thousands to quell a "counterrevolutionary rebellion." What happened in the aftermath of these events?

Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want.

In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail is the dish, plate, cup, or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. According to many versions of the story, Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and then took the object to Britain, where he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes.

Scientists have discovered a prehistoric ecosystem dating back millions of years in a cave near the central Israeli city of Ramla. The researchers uncovered eight previously unknown species of crustaceans and invertebrates similar to scorpions. Samples of the animals were sent for DNA tests, which confirmed that they were unique. The cave was completely sealed off from the world, and scientists believe it has been intact for millions of years.