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(Encyclopedia) diesel engine, type of internal-combustion engine invented by the German engineer Rudolf Diesel and patented by him in 1892. Although his engine was designed to use coal dust as fuel,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 27, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 26, 1806June 28, 1806June 27, 1806 Friday June 27th 1806. We collected our horses early and set out. the road still continued on the heights…Bing Crosby's Recordings
The Question: How many songs did Bing Crosby record? The Answer: According to Steven Lewis' Bing Crosby Internet Museum, Crosby recorded more than 1,700…Salvation Army
(Encyclopedia) Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. The Salvation Army was founded by William Booth…Brewer's: Dormer Window
The window of an attic standing out from the slope of the roof. (O. French, dormeor =a sleeping room formerly fitted with windows of this kind.) “Thatched were the roofs, with dormer…Brewer's: Dresser
A kitchen dresser, the French dressoir, a sideboard, verb dresser, to raise, set up. “The pewter plates on the dresser.” Longfellow: Evangeline, i. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Rene Leblanc
Notary-public of Grand Pré (Nova Scotia), the father of twenty children and 159 grandchildren. (Longfellow: Evangeline.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Nova Scotia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Nova ScotiaNova Scotianōˈvə skōˈshə [key] [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Two Algonquian peoples, the Abnaki and…Bing Crosby Biography
Bing Crosby(Harry Lillis Crosby)singer, actorBorn: 5/2/1904Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington Academy Award-winning singer and actor. The crooner starred in dozens of films including Going My Way (1944…Brewer's: Acadia
Aca′dia i.e., Nova Scotia, so called by the French from the river Shubenacadie. The name was changed in 1621. In 1755 the old French inhabitants were driven into exile by order of George II…Trending
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