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What is a P-Coat?
The Question: What does the "p" in p-coat stand for? The Answer: The name of these hip-length, double-breasted, wool military coats has been…Earthquake Safety
The Question: Please tell me what to do during an earthquake and what earthquake supplies to keep on hand. The Answer: The basic rules for…Poems: The Chimney Sweeper
by WilliamBlakeThe Little Girl FoundNurse's SongThe Chimney Sweeper A little black thing in the snow, Crying "weep! weep!" in notes of woe! "Where are thy father and mother? Say!"— "…2,000 Years of the Necktie: Did Romans Wear Ties?
Did Romans Wear Ties? by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D. Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 14, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 13, 1805November 15, 1805November 14, 1805 Novr. 14th Thursday 1805 Rained last night without intermission and this morning the wind…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 21, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 20, 1805November 22, 1805November 21, 1805 November 21st Thursday 1805 a Cloudy morning most of the Indians left us, The nation on the…Elsa Schiaparelli Biography
Elsa Schiaparellifashion designerBorn: 9/10/1890Birthplace: Rome Proof that studying philosophy rarely leads to regular employment, Schiaparelli worked as a script writer in the US before…Oetzi Iceman
The prehistoric mountaineer known as the Oetzi (Ötzi) Iceman was discovered at a height of 3200 meters (more than 10,000 feet) in the Tyrolean Alps on 19 September 1991. The frozen body was…Nehemiah PERRY, Congress, NJ (1816-1881)
PERRY Nehemiah , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., March 30, 1816; educated at the Wesleyan Seminary of Ridgefield; clerked in a store in Norwalk,…Frank Charles WACHTER, Congress, MD (1861-1910)
WACHTER Frank Charles , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., September 16, 1861; attended private schools and St. Paul's Evangelical School at Baltimore, Md.; learned the trade of…