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Brewer's: Highland Mary
A name immortalised by Burns, generally thought to be Mary Campbell, but more probably Mary Morison. In 1792 we have three songs to Mary: “Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?” “Highland…Brewer's: Cavalier
(3 syl.). A horseman; whence a knight, a gentleman. (Latin, caballus, a horse.) The Cavalier. Eon de Beaumont, the French soldier; Chevalier d'Eon. (1728-1810.) Charles Breydel, the…Brewer's: Lord Thomas
and the Fair Annet or Elinor, had a lover's quarrel, when Lord Thomas resolved to forsake Annet for a nut-brown maid who had houses and lands. On the wedding-day Annet, in bridal bravery,…2022 Winter Olympics: Speed Skating
Mixed Team Relay adds more events for both genders Source: AP Photo/Jens MeyerRelated Links 2022 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years Short Track Speed Skating Through the…Jacobites
(Encyclopedia) JacobitesJacobitesjăkˈəbītsˌ [key], adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart who sought to restore James II and his descendants to the English and Scottish thrones after…Cosmic Dust Doomed Dinosaurs?
The earliest fossil animal embryos, dating from the Precambrian era, were found by American, Taiwanese, and Chinese scientists in phosphate deposits in China's Guizhou province. Some of…Expanding Rock Hall Could Cause Some Dilemmas
Expanding Rock Hall Could Cause Some Dilemmas By Kevin O'Hare NEW YORK — As induction ceremonies go, it'd be tough to top the one put on by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 1999. And…<i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i> Movie Cast
In order of appearance * Visit our Harry Potter Page for more news! * Albus Dumbledore . . . . . . Richard Harris Professor McGonagall . . . . . . Maggie Smith Hagrid…Brewer's: Brown Bess
means brown barrel. The barrels were browned to keep them from rusting. (Dutch, bus, a gun-barrel; Low German, büsse; Swedish, byssa. Our arquebus, blunderbuss.) In 1808 a process of…2018 Winter Olympics: Speed Skating
Mass start brings a new twist to an old classic Source: AP Photo/Jens MeyerRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years Short Track Speed Skating Through the…Trending
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