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Brewer's: Dogget
Dogget's coat and badge. The first prize in the Thames rowing-match, given on the 1st of August every year. So called from Thomas Dogget, an actor of Drury Lane, who signalised the…Brewer's: Clio
was one of the nine Muses, the inventress of historical and heroic poetry. Clio. Addison is so called because his papers in the Spectator are signed by one of the four letters in this…23rd Lambda Literary Awards
The 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards are for books published in 2010. Bisexual Fiction: The Lunatic, the Lover…African American Inventors
Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1859)A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent…March 2016: Egyptian Man Hijacks Plane, Threatens to Blow It Up
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of March 2016. Egyptian…1997 Sports Car Endurance Race 24 Hours of Le Mans
June 14-15, at LeMans, France Officially the Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance and first held in 1923. Contested over the 8.451-mile Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. Listed are drivers,…Brewer's: James
A sovereign; a jacobus. A gold coin circulated in the reign of James I. Worth about 25s. James (St.). Patron saint of Spain. At Padron, near Compostella, they used to show a huge stone…Brewer's: Notarica
A principle by which the first letter of each word in the expression is used alone A. E. I. O. U.Austria's Empire Is Overall Universal. (See A. E. I. O. U.) ÆraA ER. A—i.e. Anno ERat…Vermont: Temperature Extremes
MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceFeb.701950Rutland*–441934BloomfieldMarch681957Bennington–461943East BarnetApril881998Salisbury–371938St. AlbansMay971976Vernon–131982Mount…Famous African American Inventors
Lewis Howard Latimer, Patricia Bath, and other exceptional scientists by Ann Marie Imbornoni Lewis Howard Latimer Related Links Black History Month Features…Trending
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