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Facts on Fireworks

A brief history of the world's favorite explosives RELATED LINKS Fireworks Jigsaw Game Star-Spangled Banner Pyrotechnics History of July 4 Celebrations July 4th…

Brewer's: Rouen

Aller á Rouen. To go to ruin. The French are full of these puns, and our merry forefathers indulged in them also. (1) Il a fait son cours à Asnières. He knows nothing; he graduated at…

fountain

(Encyclopedia) fountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed…

Timeline: Russian Culture, Part II

Part II: Peter's Revolution and Aftermath     1703 1712 1714 1715 1726 1735 1736 1755 Next: The Golden Age       1703 Peter I (the Great)…

William I, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia

(Encyclopedia) William I, 1797–1888, emperor of Germany (1871–88) and king of Prussia (1861–88), second son of the future King Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg. Essentially…

Rhine Province

(Encyclopedia) Rhine Province, Ger. Rheinprovinz, former province of Prussia, W Germany. The province was also known as Rhenish Prussia and as the Rhineland. The northern section of the former…

Capitalization

Capitalize the following:Proper nouns and adjectives derived from proper nouns: Marie CurieChina, Chinese Smokey RobinsonDarwin, Darwinian But vocabulary words derived from proper nouns…

Why is Kaliningrad part of Russia?

Russia's exclave on the Baltic Sea The city that is now known as Kaliningrad has a contentious past. For most of its history it was inhabited by Prussian Germans, and was known by its German name…