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The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…

The Statue of Liberty: Facts, History & Profile

Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Statue of Liberty Facts Height: The statue stands at a total of 305 feet, with 151 feet for the statue itself.  Weight: The statue weighs 225 tons or…

Brewer's: Hard By

Near. Hard means close, pressed close together; hence firm or solid, in close proximity to. “Hard by a sheltering wood.” DavidMallet: Edwin and Emma. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: Small

Small by degrees and beautifully less. Prior, in his Henry and Emma, wrote “Fine by degrees,” etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Small-backSlyme A B C D…

Brewer's: White Friars

The Carmelites. So called because they dressed in white. Whitefriars, London. So called from a monastery of White Friars which formerly stood in Water…

MTV Movie Awards | Irreverent Nominees

Best Kiss, Best Action Sequence, Best Fight Sequence Blair and Gellar compete for Best Kiss Best Kiss Drew Barrymore and Michael Vartan, Never Been Kissed Chloë…

Cabinet Members Under L. B. Johnson

Secretary of State Dean Rusk (Cont.)Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (Cont.)Henry H. Fowler, 1965Joseph W. Barr1, 1968Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (Cont.)Clark M.…

Australia: Prime Ministers

Prime Ministers Edmund Barton (1901–1903) Alfred Deakin (1903–1904, 1905–1908, 1909–1910) John Christian Watson (1904) George Huston Reid (1904–1905) Andrew Fisher (1908–1909, 1910–1913, 1914–…