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The History of Skyscrapers
A race to the top by Karen Barss The Chrysler Building, in New York City, once the tallest building in the world The John Hancock Tower, in Boston, Massachusetts Skyscrapers &…United Kingdom Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
Info Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 7/08/2022 Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Min., First Lord of the Treasury, & Minister for the Civil…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 29, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 28, 1806April 30, 1806April 29, 1806 Tuesday April 29th 1806. This morning Yellept furnished us with two canoes and we began to transport…Queen Elizabeth II's Death...and Telling the Bees
Top of Page Source: iStockAfter the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p…After 20 Years, Barbra Morgan Becomes First Teacher in Space
Teacher/Astronaut was backup to Christa McAuliffe by Mark Zurlo Related Links Space Shuttle TimelineSpace Shuttle (Encyclopedia) Space AccidentsSpace MoviesSpace ExplorationIn 1985…Brewer's: Roc
A fabulous white bird of enormous size, and such strength that it can “truss elephants in its talons,” and carry them to its mountain nest, where it devours them. (Arabian Nights; The…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, March 31, 1806
Day 1295 Day 1297 Clark, March 31, 1806 Monday March 31st 1806 we Set out this morning and proceeded untill 8 oClock when we landed on the N. Side opposit one large House of the Shah-ha-la…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 16, 1806
Day 1328 Day 1330 Clark, April 16, 1806 Wednesday April 16th 1806 about 8 oClock this morning I passed the river with the two interpreters, and nine men in order to trade with the nativs…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 25, 1806
Day 1350 Day 1352 Lewis, April 25, 1806 Friday April 25th 1806. This morning we collected our horses and set out at 9 A.M. and proceeded on 11 ms. to the Village of the Pish-quit-pahs of 51…Brewer's: Karrows
A set of gamblers in Ireland, who played away even the clothes on their backs. “The karrows plafe awaie mantle and all to the bare skin, and then trusse themselves in straw or leaves. They…