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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 1,278 acres (518 hectares), SW S.Dak., in the Black Hills; est. 1925, dedicated 1927. There, carved on the face of the mountain and visible for 60 mi…Andrews, Charles McLean
(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863–1943, American historian, b. Wethersfield, Conn. He was associate professor at Bryn Mawr (1889–1907) and professor at Johns Hopkins (1907–10) and Yale (…era
(Encyclopedia) era, period of historic time. In geology, it is the name applied to large divisions of geological process, e.g., Paleozoic era (see geology). In chronology an era is a period reckoned…Duff, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Duff, Alexander, 1806–78, Scottish missionary in India. In Calcutta (now Kolkata) he opened (1830) a mission college which became an important center of education in India; both…Walt Whitman: Come Up from the Fields Father
Come Up from the Fields FatherCome up from the fields father, here's a letter from our Pete, And come to the front door mother, here's a letter from thy dear son.Lo, 'tis autumn, Lo, where…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: My Father Was A Farmer
by Robert Burns Song-"No Churchman Am I"John Barleycorn: A BalladMy Father Was A Farmer Tune-"The weaver and his shuttle, O." My father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XIV ("Father, I bring thee")
by EmilyDickinsonXIIIXVXIV Father, I bring thee not myself, — That were the little load; I bring thee the imperial heart I had not strength to hold. The heart I cherished in my own…Father's Day Took Decades to Become a National Holiday
The Father’s Day holiday was not an inevitability. Mother’s Day was actually the inspiration for Father’s Day in the United States. However, it was a lot easier to make Mother’s Day a holiday than it…Scrooby
(Encyclopedia) Scrooby, village, Nottinghamshire, central England. It was the home of William Brewster, the Plymouth colonist, and other founding members of the Pilgrims.May 2016: Two Nigerian Schoolgirls Abducted by Boko Haram Are Found
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of May 2016. 1. ISIS…Trending
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