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Yale University is a famous and respected American university. It was chartered as the Collegiate School of Connecticut in 1701. The college was first established at Saybrook, but was removed to New Haven in 1717, and the name of Yale College was adopted in honour of Elihu Yale who had made large gifts to the school. A new charter was obtained in 1745, and in 1887 the title of Yale University was authorised by the legislature.
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Yanks Go Home was a British period situation comedy about a group of American airforcemen stationed in Lancashire during the Second World War upsetting the local residents. Yanks Go Home was produced by Granada television and broadcast from 1976 to 1977.
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Yapp is a type of bookbinding of limp leather with overlapping edges. It was first made for Yapp, a London bookseller in 1860, hence the name.
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The yard is a unit of the imperial scale of measurement of length equivalent to three feet, 36 inches or 0. 9144 metres. In 1963 the yard was redefined as 0.9144 metre exactly. The yard was a British measurement of butter equal to 1 lb.
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In old English law, a yardland was a measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres.
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Yardley was an English soap and cosmetic firm. It was established in 1770 and went into receivership in 1998.
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Yarn is a fibre, such as cotton, wool, silk or flax which has been spun and prepared for use in weaving or knitting.
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The American state of Georgia began her existence as a State with doubtful claims to the territory west of her present area, but she did not hesitate to pass laws regulating their disposal. In 1795 four land companies were formed and combined, in their operations in bribing the Georgia Legislature, under the name of the Yazoo Companies. By successfully bribing every member of the Legislature, except one, Robert Watkins, they induced that body to grant the companies, for a nominal consideration of $500,000, a tract of land containing 35,000,000 acres. These frauds aroused great indignation through the State. The act was declared unconstitutional and void by the grand jury of every county except two. On February the 13th, 1796, the Anti-Yazoo party, having the majority in the Legislature, revoked the sale as a violation of the State Constitution. Immediately numerous claims sprang up, which had to be decided by Congress. Madison, Gallatin and Lincoln were appointed commissioners to investigate the claims. In 1803 Georgia ceded her western claims to the United States. The claims arising from the Yazoo Frauds were not decided until 1814.
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Ye is an archaic word for 'you', that is referencing one or more people but not the speaker. The word 'ye' has been misinterpreted as an old English form of 'the', and often occurs in titles such as 'Ye Olde Shoppe'. The error occurs from a misunderstanding of the runic letter thorn which represents 'th' being incorrectly transcribed as a 'y' which it resembles in shape.
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Yellow is a colour occurring between green and orange.
- Gold - A dark, rich yellow implying wealth or splendour.
- Khaki - A dull, brownish-yellow colour of clay or mud.
- Lemon - A brilliant yellow colour.
- Marigold - A rich, dark yellow.
- Mustard - A dark, brownish-yellow.
- Sandy - A brownish yellow, paler than mustard.
- Sulphur - A brilliant, bright yellow.
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Yeomen of the Guard is a play by Gilbert and Sullivan written in 1888.
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Yes Honestly was a British situation comedy about the exploits of a songwriter and his secretary. Yes Honestly was produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1976 to 1977.
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Yes Minister was a British political satire following the misadventures of a fictional member of parliament ('Jim Hacker') and his permanent under secretary ('Sir Humphrey Appleby'). Yes Minister was produced by the BBC and ran from 1980 to 1982, returning in 1986 with a sequel 'Yes Prime Minister' in which Jim Hacker became Prime Minister. Yes Prime Minister ran from 1986 to 1988.
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Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar, occurring always on Tishri 10th, corresponding with the end of September. It is a full fast day of 24 hours, observed from sunset to star-rise of the following day, in which neither food nor drink is taken, in accordance with Biblical command. It was observed in ancient times by an elaborate sacrificial ritual, in which the High Priest, representing the whole of Israel, interceded for Divine Pardon.
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You Must Be The Husband was a British situation comedy about a husband ('Tom') and his wife ('Alice') who writes a blockbuster novel and suddenly becomes the main source of income for the family. You Must Be The Husband was produced by the BBC and ran from 1988 to 1990.
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The Young And The Restless is an American dramatic television soap opera created by Lee Philip Bell and William J Bell and first aired in 1973.
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The Young Doctors was an Australian soap-opera television series following the lives and loves of the staff at a fictional hospital. The Young Doctors ran from 1976 to 1983.
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The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is a Christian organisation for young men and, since 1971, for young women, founded in 1844 by George Williams. Its aim is to encourage Christian morality and qualities of leadership.
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The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a Christian organisation for women (to which men may now also belong). It was founded in 1855 by Emma Robarts and Mary Jane Kinnaird to promote unity among Christians and understanding between different faiths.
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Younker was a 16th century term for a young man.
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The Youth Hostels Association (YHA) is a British organisation, founded in 1930, to encourage a greater understanding of the countryside, especially by providing hostels where young people may stay inexpensively.
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The Youthful Offenders Act was an act of Parliament passed in 1901 making a parent liable for the misdeeds of his child.
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