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Brewer's: Rigadoon

A French figure-dance invented by Isaac Rigadon. And Isaac's Rigadoon shall live as long As Raphael's painting, or as Virgil's song. Jenyns: Art of Dancing, canto ii. Source: Dictionary…

Manasseh: 1

Manasseh Chapter 1 1 O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed; 2 who hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; 3 who hast…

Jim Hearn 1998 Deaths

Jim HearnAge: 77 “Big Jim,” who stood 6-foot-5, 205 pounds, pitched for 13 seasons with St. Louis, Philadelphia and the NY Giants; won Game 3 of the 1951 World Series after compiling a 17-9…

John PARKER, Congress, SC (1759-1832)

PARKER, John, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., June 24, 1759; attended school in Charleston, S.C., and later in England; was graduated from the Middle Temple, London,…

The Closest Presidential Races

Presidential races that went to the wire by David Johnson and Beth Rowen Related Links Campaign 2016 Top Ten Closest U.S. Presidential Elections…

Rita Hayworth Biography

Rita Hayworth(Margarita Carmen Cansino)actressBorn: 10/17/1918Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Fiery movie actress who began her career as a dancer and made her major film debut in Only Angels Have…

The Mayflower Compact

On Sept. 6, 1620, the Mayflower, a sailing vessel of about 180 tons, started her memorable voyage from Plymouth, England, with about 1001 pilgrims aboard, bound for Virginia to establish a…

Brewer's: Locus Poenitentiæ

(Latin.) Place for repentance- that is, the licence of drawing back from a bargain, which can be done before any act has been committed to confirm it. In the interview between Esau and his…

Brewer's: Isabel

called She-wolf of France. The adulterous queen of Edward II., daughter of Philippe IV. (le Bel) of France. According to tradition, she murdered her royal husband by thrusting a hot iron…