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Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition
In this secret message of January 18, 1803, President Jefferson asked Congress for $2,500 to explore the West--all the way to the Pacific Ocean. At the time, the territory did not belong to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 26, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 25, 1805August 27, 1805August 26, 1805 Monday August 26th 1805. This morning was excessively cold; there was ice on the vessels of water…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 24, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 23, 1805November 25, 1805November 24, 1805 November 24th Sunday 1805 Several of the Chenn nook N. Came, one of them brought an Sea…The Devil's Dictionary: Dog
by Ambrose Bierce DIVINATIONDRAGOONDOG -n. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship. This Divine Being in some of his…Jack Abramoff, 2006 News
high-powered Republican lobbyist, made a deal with federal prosecutors in January to plead guilty to fraud, public corruption, and tax evasion—all felonies—and to testify against politicians…Wynton Marsalis
The Midnight Blues — Standard Time Volume 5 Columbia This moody, ambitious album finds Marsalis reaching new musical heights — and lows. On tracks like “The Party's Over” and “I Got Lost in Her…Trouble with Normal
ABCFriday 8:30–9:00 p.m. Cast:Jon Cryer, David Krumholtz, Brad Raider, Paget Brewster, Larry Campbell The underlying premise of the Trouble with Normal is that in a high-tech age, we have…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Contract
by EmilyDickinsonIIIThe LetterThe Contract The Contract I gave myself to him, And took himself for pay. The solemn contract of a life Was ratified this way. The wealth might disappoint,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 24, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 23, 1806September 25, 1806September 24, 1806 Wednesday 24th of September 1806 I sleped but little last night however we rose early and…Aesop's Fables: The Image-Seller
by Aesop The Man and the SatyrThe Eagle and the ArrowThe Image-Seller A certain man made a wooden Image of Mercury, and exposed it for sale in the market. As no one offered to buy it,…Trending
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