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Brewer's: Mountains of Mole-hills
To make mountains of mole-hills. To make a great fuss about trifles. “Ex cloaca arccm facere” (Cicero.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MountebankMountain-…Bunker Hill Day: Massachusetts
Celebrating the Battle of Bunker Hill by Liz Olson Bunker Hill Day, a holiday observed annually on June 17 in Massachusetts, celebrates the Battle of Bunker Hill. Although named…Luhith
(Encyclopedia) LuhithLuhithl&oomacr;ˈhĭth [key], in the Bible, unidentified path in Moab, leading to a sanctuary on a hill.Minot, Laurence
(Encyclopedia) Minot, Laurence, fl. 1333–52, English poet. He was the author of fervently patriotic war poems about Halidon Hill, the siege of Calais, and other battles. Probably a Yorkshireman, he…Clearfield
(Encyclopedia) Clearfield, city (2020 pop. 31,364), Davis co., N Utah; inc. 1922. Hill Air Force Base, to the northeast, is the state's largest…Ophel
(Encyclopedia) OphelOphelōˈfəl [key], hill in ancient Jerusalem. In the Bible, it was the dwelling place of Nethinim.Jeshimon
(Encyclopedia) JeshimonJeshimonjĕshˈĭmŏn [key], in the Bible, desert, the Wilderness of Judah, between the hill country and the Dead Sea.Moriah, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple.Zior
(Encyclopedia) ZiorZiorzīˈôr [key], in the Bible, hill town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Siir, the West Bank, NE of Hebron.The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 10, 1806
Day 1133 Day 1135 Lewis, January 10, 1806 Saturday January 10th 1806. About 10 A.M. I was visited by Tia Shah-har-war-cap and eleven of his nation in one large canoe; these are the Cuth'-…