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(Encyclopedia) pipe smoking. The habit of smoking various substances probably arose independently in different parts of the world. Herodotus in the 5th cent. b.c. describes the Scythians as inhaling…Ludlow massacre
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow massacre, strike-related killings at Ludlow, Colo., on Apr. 20, 1914. Attempting to improve wages and working conditions and to stop numerous abuses, coal miners had been on…fever
(Encyclopedia) fever, elevation of body temperature above the normal level, which in humans is about 98℉ (37℃) when measured orally. Fever is considered to be a symptom of a disorder rather than a…Carter, Angela
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Angela, 1940–92, English writer. She was a newspaper reporter before studying at the Univ. of Bristol (B.A., 1965), where she explored medieval literature, Freud, surrealism,…internal-combustion engine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal-combustion engines: In the four-stroke reciprocating engine (above), a mixture of fuel and air is taken into the chamber on the down-stroke of the piston, is compressed…Burns Bud Roper 2003 Deaths
Burns “Bud” RoperAge: 77 influential pollster who wrote the polling question that has become the standard inquiry to gauge the mood of the country: Are things “generally going in the right…John Keats: On Visiting the Tomb of Burns
On the SeaSpenser! a jealous honourer of thine,On Visiting the Tomb of Burns The town, the churchyard, and the setting sun, The clouds, the trees, the rounded hills all seem, Though…The Supreme Court: Allowing Cross Burning
Allowing Cross BurningThe Supreme CourtFighting for FreedomsUsing Illegal CommunicationProtecting PornographyPreventing Children from Accessing Pornography on the InternetAllowing Cross Burning No…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Preface
by Robert Burns 1771 - 1779 Preface Robert Burns was born near Ayr, Scotland, 25th of January, 1759. He was the son of William Burnes, or Burness, at the time of the poet's birth a nurseryman…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Prologue
by Robert Burns Verses Intended To Be Written ...The Bonie Moor-HenPrologue Spoken by Mr. Woods on his benefit-night, Monday, 16th April, 1787. When, by a generous Public's…Trending
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