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(Christopher). A keeper of bears and a tinker, son of a pedlar, and a sad, drunken sot. In the Induction of Shakespeare's comedy called Taming of the Shrew, he is found dead drunk by a…Literary Allusions
Boswell: James Boswell (1740–95) is best known for his 1791 book The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., considered by many to be the greatest English-language biography ever written. His name is…1932 Olympics Leading Medal Winners
Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. Men No Sport G-S-B 4 István Pelle, HUN Gymnastics 2-2-0 4 Giulio Gaudini,…Brewer's: Anagrams
Dame Eleanor Davies (prophetess in the reign of Charles I) = Never so mad a lady. Gustavus = Augustus. Horatio Nelson = Honor est a Nilo (made by Dr. Burney). Queen Victoria's Jubilee Year…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 24, 1806
Day 1555 Day 1557 Clark, July 24, 1806 Thursday 24th July 1806. had all our baggage put on board of the two Small Canoes which when lashed together is very Study and I am Convinced will the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 21, 1805
Day 860 Day 862 Clark, August 21, 1805 August 21st Wednesday 1805 Frost last night proceeded on with the Indians I met about 5 miles to there Camp, I entered a lodge and after Smokeing…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 2, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 1, 1804June 3, 1804June 2, 1804 June 2nd- Took the Dirts. of Son & moon &c &c. I measured the Osage & Missouris at this…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 28, 1805
Day 683 Day 685 Clark, May 28, 1805 May 28th Tuesday 1805 a Cloudy morning Some fiew drops of rain and verry Smokey wind from the S. W. we Set out at an early hour, the Shoaley places are…The True George Washington: Family Relations: His Wife's Family
His Wife's FamilyOf his wife's kith and kin Washington was equally fond. Both alone and with Mrs. Washington he often visited her mother, Mrs. Dandridge, and in 1773 he wrote to a brother-in-…Notable Female Athletes
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