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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 26, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 25, 1804August 27, 1804August 26, 1804 26th August Sunday 1804 arrived at the boat at 9 oClock A.M. Set out at 10 oClock after Jurking the…

Nauru Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Nauru Index: Foreign Relations FOREIGN RELATIONSFollowing independence in 1968, Nauru joined the Commonwealth as a Special Member. Special Members take…

Brewer's: Ostrich Brains

It was Heliogabalus who had battues of ostriches for the sake of their brains. Smollett says “he had six hundred ostriches compounded in one mess.” (Peregrine Pickle.) Source: Dictionary…

Brewer's: Minuit

(2 syl.). “Enfants de la messe de minuit, ” pickpockets. Cotgrave gives “night-walking rakehells, such as haunt these nightly rites only to rob and play the knaves.” Source: Dictionary…

Brewer's: Phyllis

A country girl. (Virgil: Eclogues, iii. and v.) Country messes, Which the neat-handed Phyllis dresses. Milton: L'Allegro. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

200 Cigarettes

Director: Risa Bramon Garcia Writer: Shana Larsen Paramount Pictures/MTV Productions; R Release: 2/99 Cast: Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Ben Affleck, Janeane Garofalo,…

Chemistry: Why Do We Need Chemistry?

Why Do We Need Chemistry?ChemistryWhy Study Chemistry?Why Do We Need Chemistry?What Have I Gotten Myself Into?This Stuff Is Really Fun!Who Invented Chemistry?Succeeding Where Others Have Failed "…

Maddie's Time Travel Essay

Maddie imagines being a daughter of King George III during the American Revolution Related Links American Revolution How to Write a…