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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 3, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 2, 1805April 4, 1805April 3, 1805 3rd of April we Shall pack up to day and Set out tomorrow. April the 3rd Thursday 1805 a white…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 1, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 30, 1804July 2, 1804July 1, 1804 July 1st 1804, last night one of the Sentinals Chang'd either a man or Beast, which run off, all prepared…

A Merry Christmas

A Merry ChristmasJo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when…

Peter Pan: The Home Under the Ground

The Little House The Mermaids' Lagoon The Home Under the Ground One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees. Hook, you…

The World's Most Notorious Despots, Part 3

The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner Top Ten Despots TamerlaneIvan the TerribleRobespierreJoseph StalinAdolph HitlerMao ZedongFrancois DuvalierNicolae CeausescuIdi…

Brewer's: Bain Marie

A saucepan containing hot water into which a smaller saucepan is plunged, either to keep it hot, or that it may boil without burning. A glue pot is a good example. Mons. Bouillet says, “…

1957 Tony Awards

PlayLong Day's Journey Into NightMusicalMy Fair LadyActor—PlayFredric March, Long Day's Journey Into NightActress—PlayMargaret Leighton, Separate TablesSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayFrank…

Brewer's: Kirk of Skulls

Gamrie church in Banffshire; so called because the skulls and other bones of the Norsemen who fell in the neighbouring field, called the Bloody Pots, were built into its walls. Source:…

Brewer's: Allemand

“Une querelle d'Allemand,” a quarrel about nothing. We call pot valour “Dutch courage.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AllenAllan-a-Dale A B C D E F G…