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Gushers: The Texas Oil Boom and Industry
Top of Page Source: iStockThe United States is the world’s largest oil producer. For 150 years, Texas history and the oil and natural gas industry have been inextricably linked. In 2019, around 41%…Brewer's: Swan
Fionnuala, daughter of Lir, was transformed into a swan, and condemned to wander for many hundred years over the lakes and rivers of Ireland till the introduction of Christianity into that…Baron Munchausen: The Baron harangues the com...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe A litigated contention betw... The Baron goes to Petersbur... The Baron harangues the com... The Baron harangues the company, and they continue the…1973–1974 Emmy Awards
Alan Alda, M*A*S*HArchive PhotosActor of the Year, SeriesAlan Alda, M*A*S*HActress of the Year, SeriesMary Tyler Moore, The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSupporting Actor of the YearMichael Moriarty,…William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act II, Scene II
Scene IISouthampton. A council-chamberEnter Exeter, Bedford, and WestmorelandBedford'Fore God, his grace is bold, to trust these traitors.ExeterThey shall be apprehended by and by.…John Lennon., 1997 News
was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to music. He dedicated his knighthood to fellow ex-Beatles, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and the late John Lennon.The Devil's Dictionary: Koran
by Ambrose Bierce KNIGHTKORAN -n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture,…The Devil's Dictionary: Kleptomaniac
by Ambrose Bierce KISSKNIGHTKLEPTOMANIAC -n. A rich thief.The Devil's Dictionary: Misericorde
by Ambrose Bierce MISDEMEANORMISFORTUNEMISERICORDE -n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 2), Act IV, Scene III
Scene IIIAnother part of the forestAlarum. Excursions. Enter Falstaff and Colevile, meetingFalstaffWhat's your name, sir? of what condition are you, and of what place, I pray?ColevileI am a…