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Brewer's: Osbaldistone

Nine of the characters in Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy bear this name. There are (1) the London merchant and Sir Hildebrand, the heads of two families; (2) the son of the merchant is Francis…

Brewer's: Portobello Arms

A public-house sign. The Mirror says: “In 1739, after the capture of Portobello, Admiral Vernon's portrait dangled from every sign-post, and he may figuratively be said to have sold the…

Washington NPR Member Stations

Station City Frequency KZAZ-FM Bellingham 91.7 KNWV-FM Clarkston 90.5 KNWR-FM Ellensburg 90.7 KLWS-FM Moses Lake 91.5 KMWS-FM Mount Vernon 90.1 KQWS-…

Brewer's: Grog

Rum and water, cold without. Admiral Vernon was called Old Grog by his sailors because he was accustomed to walk the deck in rough weather in a grogram cloak. As he was the first to serve…

Brewer's: Cottage Countess

(The). Sarah Higgins, of Shropshire, daughter of a small farmer, in 1790 married Henry Cecil, Marquis of Exeter and Lord of Burleigh. The bridegroom was at the time living under the name…

Welterweight

1892–94 Mysterious Billy Smith1894–96 Tommy Ryan1896 Kid McCoy11896– 1900 Mysterious Billy Smith1900 Rube Ferns1900–01 Matty Matthews1901 Ruby Ferns1901–04 Joe Walcott1904 Dixie Kid11904–06…

Top 10 Best-selling Music Artists

The World's Most Beloved Artists Music is one of the most universal and valued artforms on Earth, cultivated in countless garages and school auditoriums. A select few aspiring musicians reach the…

1981 National Book Awards

Autobiography/BiographyHardcoverWalt Whitman, Justin KaplanPaperbackSamuel Beckett, Deirdre BairChildren's Books, FictionHardcoverThe Night Swimmers, Betsy ByarsPaperbackRamona and Her Mother…