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Great Days in Harlem

The birth of the Harlem Renaissance by Beth Rowen & Borgna Brunner   Zora Neale Hurston, 1935 The orig. manuscript of Hughes's Ballad of Booker T. Related Links…

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,…

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 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…

The Devil's Dictionary: Great

by Ambrose Bierce GRAVITATIONGUILLOTINEGREAT -adj. "I'm great," the Lion said — "I reign The monarch of the wood and plain!" The Elephant replied: "I'm great — No quadruped…

Brewer's: Peter the Great

of Russia built St. Petersburg, and gave Russia a place among the nations of Europe. He laid aside his crown and sceptre, came to England, and worked as a common labourer in our dockyards…

Brewer's: Wapping Great

means astonishingly great. (Anglo-Saxon, wafian, to be astonished; wafung, amazement.) A “wapper” is a great falsehood. Source: Dictionary…

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…