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Iconic Presidential Moments: George W. Bush
There are images that will stay with us forever. From FDR notifying the world that the U.S. had entered WWII, to Obama's trademark fist bump at the Democratic National Convention, these…The Statue of Liberty: Facts, History & Profile
Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Statue of Liberty Facts Height: The statue stands at a total of 305 feet, with 151 feet for the statue itself. Weight: The statue weighs 225 tons or…Brewer's: Hard By
Near. Hard means close, pressed close together; hence firm or solid, in close proximity to. “Hard by a sheltering wood.” DavidMallet: Edwin and Emma. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Small
Small by degrees and beautifully less. Prior, in his Henry and Emma, wrote “Fine by degrees,” etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Small-backSlyme A B C D…Brewer's: White Friars
The Carmelites. So called because they dressed in white. Whitefriars, London. So called from a monastery of White Friars which formerly stood in Water…Mothers by the Numbers
Info about mothers from the Census Bureau Related Links Popular Baby Names Mother's Day Mothers in the Labor Force Live Births by Age and Race of Mother How Many…Brewer's: Cottage Countess
(The). Sarah Higgins, of Shropshire, daughter of a small farmer, in 1790 married Henry Cecil, Marquis of Exeter and Lord of Burleigh. The bridegroom was at the time living under the name…Brewer's: Normandy
The Poles are the vintagers in Normandy. The Norman vintage consists of apples beaten down by poles. The French say, “En Normandie l'on vendange avee la gaule,” where gaule is a play on…Brewer's: Tancred
(in Jerusalem Delivered) shows a generous contempt of danger. Son of Eudes and Emma (sister of Robert Guiscard), Boemond or Bohemond was his cousin. Tancred was the greatest of all the…Trending
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