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Hill, Benjamin Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Hill, Benjamin Harvey, 1823–82, American statesman, b. Jasper co., Ga. A highly successful lawyer and Whig politician, he supported the Whig-Democratic alliance that carried Georgia in…White Mountain
(Encyclopedia) White Mountain or White Hill, Czech Bílá Hora, hill near Prague, Czech Republic. There, in Nov., 1620, the Czech Protestants under Christian of Anhalt were routed by the combined…Weston-super-Mare
(Encyclopedia) Weston-super-MareWeston-super-Marewĕstˈən-s&oomacr;ˈpər-mâr [key], city (1991 pop. 60,821), North Somerset, SW England, on the Bristol Channel. It is a seaside resort with…Notting Hill Carnival
Caribbean food, steel bands, calypso, and parades make the Notting Hill Carnival an international draw every August by Liz Olson Related Links Queen's Birthday United…Anita Hill Biography
Anita Hill lawyer, educator, author, activistBorn: 7/30/1956Birthplace: Lone Tree, Okla. Hill received her law degree from Yale University, and after a stint at the Equal Employment Opportunity…Brewer's: Brent-hill
means the eyebrows. Looking or gazing from under brent-hill. In Devonshire means “frowning at one;” and in West Cornwall to brend means to wrinkle the brows. It is very remarkable that…Brewer's: Crystal Hills
On the coast of the Caspian, near Badku, is a mountain which sparkles like diamonds, from the sea-glass and crystals with which it abounds. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Cooper's Hill
Near Runnymede and Egham. Both Denham and Pope have written in praise of this hill. If I can be to thee A poet, thou Parnassus art to me. Denham. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…Brewer's: Old as the Hills
“Old as Panton Gates.” (See Panton Gates.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old Age Restored to YouthOld As Methuselah A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Rook's Hill
(Lavant, Chichester), celebrated for the local tradition that the golden calf of Aaron is buried there. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RookeryRook A B C…Trending
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