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Brewer's: King's Hanoverian White Horse

(The). The 8th Foot; called the “King's Hanoverian” for their service against the Pretender in 1715, and called the “White Horse” from their badge; now called the “Liverpool Regiment.”…

Brewer's: Kings have Long Hands

Do not quarrel with a king, as his power and authority reach to the end of his dominions. The Latin proverb is, “An nescis longas regibus esse manus, ” and the German, “Mit grossen herren…

Brewer's: Kings may override Grammar

(See Grammar.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Kingly TitlesKings have Long Hands A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…

Brewer's: King's Own Scottish Borderers

(The). Raised by Leven when Claver-house rode out of Edinburgh. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894KingsKing's Hanoverian White Horse A B C D E F G H I…

Kings County, CA Census Data

California Kings County, California People QuickFactsKings CountyCaliforniaPopulation, 2005 estimate 143,42036,132,147Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 10.8%6.7%…

King: Royal Titles & Noble Ranks

Top of Page Royal titles and ranks of nobility have been used since the earliest days of civilization to denote those individuals who held an esteemed position in society. In most societies…

The History of Martin Luther King Day

Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK? Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January.  It took 15 years to create the federal…

Storm King

(Encyclopedia) Storm King, mountain, 1,355 ft (413 m) high, SE N.Y., on the west shore of the Hudson River near West Point. It is included in the Palisades Interstate Parks.

King, Carole

(Encyclopedia) King, Carole, 1942-, American singer-songwriter, b. New York, N.Y., as Carole Joan Klein. King enjoyed two separate careers; in the…