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Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Rutherford Birchard HayesBorn: 10/4/1822Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. A graduate of Kenyon College and the Harvard Law…

Brewer's: Hay, Hagh

or Haugh. A royal park in “which no man commons”; rich pasture-land; as Bilhagh (Billa-haugh), Beskwood- or Bestwood-hay, Lindeby-hay, Welley-hay or Wel-hay. These five hays were “special…

Brewer's: Lim Hay

Lick it up like Lim hay. Lim, on the Mersey, is famous for its excellent hay. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LimbLily Maid of Astolat A B C D E F G H…

Brewer's: Cock of Hay

(A) or a haycock. A small heap of hay thrown up temporarily. (German, Kocke, a heap of hay; Norwegian, kok, a heap.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cock of…

Helen Hayes Biography

Helen HayesactressBorn: 10/10/1900Birthplace: Washington D.C. Academy and Tony Award winning film and stage actress who began acting when she was 9 years old and became a leading figure on Broadway…

Elvin Hayes Biography

Elvin HayesBorn: Nov. 17, 1945Basketball C Known as “the Big E”; Overall number one pick of the 1968 NBA draft; three-time All-NBA first team (1975,77,79); 1978 Finals MVP; 12-time NBA all-…

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes served as president of the United States from 1877-1881 after being declared the winner of the disputed election of 1876. Rutherford B. Hayes was an Ohio lawyer who joined the…

Hay, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Hay, river, c.530 mi (850 km) long, rising in several headstreams in NE British Columbia and NW Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE through NW Alta., over Alexander Falls, and into…

Latrobe

(Encyclopedia) Latrobe, industrial borough (1990 pop. 9,265), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., in the foothills of the Alleghenies; inc. 1854. Among its varied manufactures are foam rubber, asphalt,…