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The Devil's Dictionary: Presentable
by Ambrose Bierce PRESENTPRESIDEPRESENTABLE -adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place. In Boorioboola-Gha a man is presentable on occasions of ceremony if he have his…When and How to Display the U.S. Flag
Long may Old Glory wave by David Johnson Related Links U.S. Flag TimelineFlag DayBorn on the Fourth of JulyFlags From Around the WorldThe United States Flag Code stipulates that as the symbol…August 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Jimmy Carter
Richard Milhous Nixon Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Inaugural Address Thursday, January 20, 1977 FOR myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: My Lord, the Baby, I
by Rabindranath Tagore III Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master, and was given his master's little…The Devil's Dictionary: Bath
by Ambrose Bierce BASTINADOBATTLEBATH -n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined. The man who taketh a steam…The Devil's Dictionary: Imposition
by Ambrose Bierce IMPIETYIMPOSTORIMPOSITION -n. The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands - a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the…White House Wedding
The Question: Has a president ever been married in the White House? The Answer: Yes. Grover Cleveland, the only U.S. president to serve two…Origin of "Canada"
The Question: From where does Canada get its name? The Answer: Canada borrows its name from the Huron-Iroquois Indian word, "kanata,"…Barry Jenkins
The second feature film from Barry Jenkins was Moonlight, a critical and box office success in 2016 that won a Golden Globe as the year's best drama and then the Oscar for best picture. Barry…Trending
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