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Brewer's: Hub
The nave of a wheel; a boss; also a skid. (Welsh, hob, a swelling, a protuberance; compare also a hwb.) The Americans call Boston, Massachusetts, “The hub [boss] of the solar system.” “…Notable Female Athletes
Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…Andersen's Fairy Tales: What Happened to the Councillor
A BeginningThe Watchman's AdventureWhat Happened to the Councillor It was late; Councillor Knap, deeply occupied with the times of King Hans, intended to go home, and malicious Fate…1996-97 Boxing Heavyweights
Heavyweights Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 15 Hasim Rahman Trevor Berbick Wu 10 Non-title Atlantic City Nov. 1 Lou Savarese Buster Mathis Jr.…Changing Views of Free Speech in the U.S.
Many Americans, including many who supported the new Constitution, criticized the document because it lacked a bill of rights—a listing of the basic rights held by people against the new…Swimming–Women: 100-meter Backstroke
1924 Sybil Bauer, United States 1:23.20 1928 Marie Braun, Netherlands 1:22.00 1932…800 meters
800 metersYear Time 1928 Lina Radke, GER 2:16.8 WR1932-56 Not held 1960 Lyudmila Shevtsova, USSR 2:04.3 WR1964 Ann Packer, GBR 2:01.1 OR1968 Madeline Manning, USA 2:00.9 OR1972 Hildegard…Brewer's: Feathers
(The). A public-house sign in compliment to Henry VI., whose cognizance it was. Fine feathers make fine birds. (Latin, “Vestis virum facit, ” dress makes the man). The French proverb is “…Brewer's: Guinea
Sir Robert Holmes, in 1666, captured in Schelling Bay 160 Dutch sail, containing bullion and gold-dust from Cape Coast Castle in Guinea. This rich prize was coined into gold pieces,…101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […Trending
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