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Brewer's: Breche de Roland
A deep defile in the crest of the Pyrenees, some three hundred feet in width, between two precipitous rocks. The legend is that Roland, the paladin, cleft the rock in two with his sword…Brewer's: Roland de Vaux
(Sir). Baron of Triermain, who woke Gyneth from her long sleep of five hundred years and married her. (SirWalterScott: Bridal of Triermain.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Members of the U.S. Senate, 111th Congress
Below lists the members of the Senate in the United States' 111th Congress following the November 2008 midterm elections. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in…W. W. Law 2002 Deaths
W. W. LawAge: 79 civil-rights activist who served as president of the Savannah branch of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976. He led the drive to desegregate the city and helped to establish a civil-…Lasso, Orlando di
(Encyclopedia) Lasso, Orlando diLasso, Orlando diōrlänˈdō dē läsˈsō [key], 1532–94, Franco-Flemish composer, b. Mons, also known as Orlandus Lassus or Roland de Lassus. Lasso represents the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, June 9, 1805
Day 708 Day 710 Clark, June 9, 1805 June 9th Sunday a fair morning the wind hard from the S. W. the river during the night fell 1 Inch, we conclude to burry a few of our heavy articles,…Ariosto, Ludovico
(Encyclopedia) Ariosto, LudovicoAriosto, Ludovicol&oomacr;dōvēˈkō äryôsˈtō [key], 1474–1533, Italian epic and lyric poet. As a youth he was a favorite at the court of Ferrara; later he was in the…December 2008 Current Events
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society India Says…Bill W.
(William Griffith Wilson)founder of Alcoholics AnonymousBirthplace: East Dorset, VermontBorn: 1895Died: 1971Roland (Rolly) Schwartz 1998 Deaths
Roland (Rolly) SchwartzAge: 85 active in amateur boxing for almost 60 years as coach, referee and administrator; manager and part-time coach of 1976 U.S. Olympic boxing team which won five…Trending
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