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A fountain of Parnassus sacred to the Muses. Its waters had the power of inspiring with the gift of poetry those who drank of them. The drooping Muses [Sir Industry] Brought to another…Brewer's: Fleet Street
(London). For 200 years after the Conquest London was watered on the west by “the river of Wells,” afterwards called “Fleet dyke, because (Stowe says) it runneth past the Fleete.” In the…Queen Victoria
Once England's longest-ruling monarch Related Links The Victorian Era in Literature British Royal Family Tree How To Get Your Own Royal Title Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World…Russian Revolution: The February Revolution
The February Revolution Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsRussian Revolution: 1905 RevolutionCommunist PartyMoscowFabergé Eggs By March, 1917 (the end of Feb., 1917, O.S…2001–2002 Season: NCAA Men's Championship Game
Monday, April 1, 2002 64th NCAA Division I Championship Game. Date: Monday, April 1, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Coaches: Gary Williams of Maryland and Mike Davis of Indiana. Favorite:…Caen
(Encyclopedia) Caen Caen käN [key], city, capital of Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Orne…Vanbrugh, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Vanbrugh, Sir JohnVanbrugh, Sir Johnvănbr&oomacr;ˈ, vănˈbrə [key], 1664–1726, English dramatist, architect, soldier, and adventurer, b. London, of Flemish descent. In 1686 he…Yekaterinburg
(Encyclopedia) Yekaterinburg or EkaterinburgYekaterinburgboth: yĭkäˌtĭrēmb&oobreve;rkˈ [key], formerly SverdlovskYekaterinburgsvyĭrdlôfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 1,365,000), capital of the…Westminster Abbey
(Encyclopedia) Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine.…papal election
(Encyclopedia) papal election, election of the pope by the college of cardinals meeting in secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel not less than 15 nor more than 18 days after the death of the previous…Trending
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