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The Devil's Dictionary: Disobey
by Ambrose Bierce DISOBEDIENCEDISSEMBLEDISOBEY -v.t. To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command. His right to govern me is clear as day, My duty manifest to…The Devil's Dictionary: Presentable
by Ambrose Bierce PRESENTPRESIDEPRESENTABLE -adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place. In Boorioboola-Gha a man is presentable on occasions of ceremony if he have his…Entertainment News from May 1998
1Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke marry in a candlelit ceremony at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. They are expecting their first child in July. It is the first marriage for Hawke and…The Devil's Dictionary: Bath
by Ambrose Bierce BASTINADOBATTLEBATH -n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined. The man who taketh a steam…The Devil's Dictionary: Imposition
by Ambrose Bierce IMPIETYIMPOSTORIMPOSITION -n. The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands - a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the…White House Wedding
The Question: Has a president ever been married in the White House? The Answer: Yes. Grover Cleveland, the only U.S. president to serve two…Origin of "Canada"
The Question: From where does Canada get its name? The Answer: Canada borrows its name from the Huron-Iroquois Indian word, "kanata,"…When and How to Display the U.S. Flag
Long may Old Glory wave by David Johnson Related Links U.S. Flag TimelineFlag DayBorn on the Fourth of JulyFlags From Around the WorldThe United States Flag Code stipulates that as the symbol…August 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Jimmy Carter
Richard Milhous Nixon Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Inaugural Address Thursday, January 20, 1977 FOR myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal…Trending
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