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Brewer's: Similes
in common use: BALD as a coot. BITTER as gall,soot. BLACK as ink, as a coal, as a crow BLIND as a bat, a beetle, a mole. BLUNT as a hedge-hook. BRAVE as Alexander. BRIGHT as silver.…June 2017 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the 15 world…East Timor Factsheet
by Paul Evenson Where is East Timor? East Timor is the eastern part of the island of Timor, which lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. It is an island in the…July 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldClinton Ends Nine-Day Trip to China (July 1): In Shanghai, President speaks to nation in broadcast interview. He praises economic liberalization; says U.S. does…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 1, 1806
Day 1486 Day 1488 Lewis, July 1, 1806 Tuesday July 1st 1806. This morning early we sent out all our hunters. set Sheilds at work to repair some of our guns which were out of order Capt.…Brewer's: Death from Strange Causes
Æ'schylus was killed by the fall of a tortoise on his bald head from the claws of an eagle in the air. (Valerius Maximus, ix. 12, and Pliny: History, vii. 7.) Agathocles (4 syl.), tyrant…Brewer's: Bean
Every bean has its black. Nemo sine vitiis nascitur, “everyone has his faults.” The bean has a black eye. (Ogni grano ha la sua semola.) He has found the bean in the cake, he has got a…Axis of Nuclear Provocation
—Borgna Brunner In an attempt to restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Israel and the United States resolved to circumvent Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, whom Israeli prime…Senegal, country, Africa
(Encyclopedia) CE5 SenegalSenegalsĕnĭgôlˈ, sĕnˈĭgôl [key], officially Republic of Senegal, republic (2015 est. pop. 13,975,000), 76,124 sq mi (197,161 sq km), W Africa. It is bordered by the…The Gambia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note The Gambia Index: People and History Government Defense Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Gambian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYA wide…Trending
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