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Brewer's: Come to the Point
Speak out plainly what you want, do not beat about the bush, but state at once what you wish to say. The point is the gist or grit of a thing. Circumlocution is wandering round the point…2005 Deaths: G - L
Carlo Maria GiuliniGnassingbé EyadémaFrank GorshinL. Patrick Gray IIIJimmy GriffinHenry GrunwaldRafik HaririJune HaverEdward HeathHoward HeflinRobert HeilbronerAl HeldGeorge HermanPaul…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Kirk and State Excisemen
by Robert Burns The Raptures Of FollyExtempore Reply To An InvitationKirk and State Excisemen Ye men of wit and wealth, why all this sneering 'Gainst poor Excisemen? Give the…Pulitzer Prizes: General News Reporting
1985Thomas Turcol (Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star)1986Edna Buchanan (Miami Herald)1987Akron Beacon Journal staff1988Alabama Journal (Montgomery) staff; Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle-Tribune…Brewer's: Dun Cow
The dun cow of Dunsmore heath was a savage beast slain by Sir Guy, Earl of Warwick. A huge tusk, probably that of an elephant, is still shown at Harwich Castle as one of the horns of the…The True George Washington: Family Relations: Brothers
BrothersAs already noted, much of Washington's early life was passed at the homes of his elder (half-) brothers, Lawrence and Augustine, who lived respectively at Mount Vernon and Wakefield.…2005 George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards in Journalism, administered by Long Island University, honors excellence in print and broadcast journalism. The award was esablished in 1949 and named for CBS correspondent…The True George Washington: Tastes and Amusements: Arts and Literature
Arts and LiteratureIn 1751, at Barbadoes, Washington "was treated with a play ticket to see the Tragedy of George Barnwell acted: the character of Barnwell and several others was said to be…Pulitzer Prizes: Breaking News Reporting
1998 Los Angeles Times staff 1999 Hartford Courant staff…Joel COOK, Congress, PA (1842-1910)
COOK Joel , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 20, 1842; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Central High School of Philadelphia in 1859;…Trending
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