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CEOs from 60 countries name their most admired role models Sir Winston Churchill sculpture in Parliament Square, LondonSource: AP Photo/Tim Ireland…Famous Food Dishes and How they Got Their Names
The origins of Beef Stroganoff and Peach Melba by David Johnson Waldorf Salad Ingredients 2 cups chopped apples 1 1/2 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped…Brewer's: Violet
said to have sprung from the blood of Ajax; but how the blood of the mad boaster could produce this modest flower is past understanding. (Latin, viola; Greek,.) As when stern Ajax poured a…Fernández de Moratín, Leandro
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Moratín, LeandroFernández de Moratín, Leandrolāänˈdrō fārnänˈdāth dā mōrātēnˈ [key], 1760–1828, Spanish dramatist and poet. A supporter of Joseph Bonaparte, he lived in…Bonaparte, Charles Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Bonaparte, Charles Joseph, 1851–1921, U.S. cabinet official, b. Baltimore; grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte and Elizabeth Patterson. A lawyer and political leader in Baltimore, he…Westphalia
(Encyclopedia) WestphaliaWestphaliawĕstfālˈyə [key], Ger. Westfalen, region and former province of Prussia, W Germany. Münster was the capital of the province. After 1945 the province was…Touring the French Revolution
Sites to See the French Revolution For ten tumultuous years revolution swept through France. It began with the calling of the Estates-General in 1789 and the bold decision to establish a National…Brewer's: Cannæ
The place where Hannibal defeated the Romans under L. Æmilius Paulus. Any fatal battle that is the turning point of a great general's prosperity is called his Cannæ. Thus, we say, “Moscow…Brewer's: Concordat
An agreement made between a ruler and the Pope relative to the collation of benefices. As the Concordat of 1801 between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII.; the Concordat of 1516 between…Brewer's: Directory
The French constitution of 1795, when the executive was vested in five persons called directors, one of whom retired every year. After a sickly existence of four years, it was quashed by…Trending
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