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Mr. ProspectorAge: 29 the nation's leading thoroughbred sire who was said to have sired a North American-record 1,014 foals and 162 stakes winners through the end of 1998; champion offspring…Bob Green 1998 Deaths
Bob GreenAge: 66 Associated Press writer whose career spanned four decades, including 26 years as a golf writer; covered six Olympics, five NCAA Final Fours, a World Series and more than 1,…Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Holt Born: 1849 Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire Track-type tractor—Holt ushered in the modern era of…August Current Events 2024: US News
Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…British Parliament: The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765British Parliament24 March 1765An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty's dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament…Brewer's: Bogle Swindle
A gigantic swindle concocted in Paris by fourteen persons, who expected to net at least a million sterling. It was exposed in the Times. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Crore
(A), in the East Indies, means a hundred lacs of rupees, equal nominally, in round numbers, to a million sterling. (Pronounce cror, Hindustanee karor.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Thunderer
(The). A name applied to The Times newspaper, in allusion to an article by Captain Ed. Sterling, beginning thus: “We thundered forth the other day an article on the subject of social and…Brewer's: Rudolphine Tables
(The). Tabulae Rudolphinae, 1627. Astronomical calculations begun by Tycho Brahé, and continued by Kepler, under the immediate patronage of Kaiser Rudolph II., after whom Kepler named the…Brewer's: Scotch Shilling
= a penny sterling. The Scotch pound in 1600 was worth 20d., and as it was divided into twenty shillings, it follows that a Scotch shilling was worth one penny English. Source:…Trending
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