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To the Great Falls of the Missouri

Chapter 9 Chapter 11 To the Great Falls of the Missouri Next day, June 8, the Lewis party returned to the main body of the expedition. They reported that timber was scarce along…

Across the Great Divide

Chapter 13 Chapter 15 Across the Great Divide Captain Clark had now left the water-shed of the Missouri behind him, and was pressing on, over a broken, hilly country, to the…

The Great Seal of the U.S.

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson “to bring in a device for a seal of the United States of…

Great Ape Profiles

Great Ape Profiles by Holly Hartman Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) The largest Great Ape Males: 400 pounds (180 kg); up to 6 feet (1.8 m) standingFemales: 200 pounds (90 kg); up to 5 feet (1.5 m…

The Great White Hurricane

The Blizzard Of 1888: March 11–March 14, 1888 by Borgna Brunner Blizzard of 1888, 14th St. between 5th and 6th Avenues looking West, March 1888. Today's Weather Fact More Weather Facts…

The Great Brontosaurus Hoax

by Borgna Brunner Will the real dinosaur please stand up?Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus © Joe Tucciarone Dinosaur Hall of Fame See our informal guide to the biggest, smallest, fastest,…

The Great One: For The Record

Center Wayne Gretzky, voted the greatest hockey player of all-time in a poll conducted by The Hockey News, retired after the 1998-99 season with four Stanley Cups, ten scoring titles and…

Brewer's: Great Captain

(See Captain.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great Cham of LiteratureGreat Bullet-head A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Brewer's: Great Commoner

(The). William Pitt (1759-1806). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great Cry and Little WoolGreat Cham of Literature A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

Brewer's: Great Dauphin

(See Grand.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great ElectorGreat Cry and Little Wool A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…