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Brewer's: Rothschild

[Red Shield]. Mayer Amschel, in 1763, made his appearance in Hanover barefoot, with a sack on his shoulders and a bundle of rags on his back. Successful in trade, he returned to Frankfort…

Born on the 4th of July

Famous Americans who share their birthdays with the United States of America Related Links Calendar and Holidays US History & Government Infoplease People Page What do…

Brewer's: Worship

means state or condition of worth, hence the term “his worship,” meaning his worthyship. “Thou shalt have worship in the presence of them that…

Sports Superstitions

Common superstitions in baseball, basketball, and more by Michael Morrison Related Links Sports and the Number 13Phobias QuizThe Hoax Files Players and fans alike have their ways of avoiding…

Brewer's: Andrew

a name commonly used in old plays for a valet or man-servant. Probably a Merry Andrew is simply the mirth-making Andrew or domestic jester. (See Merry Andrew.) Similarly, Abigail is used…

Brewer's: Ordeal

(Saxon, great judgment), instituted long before the Conquest, and not abolished till the reign of Henry III. Ordeals were of several kinds, but the most usual were by wager of battle, by…

1954 Academy Awards

The 1954 Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1955 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC Century Theatre, New York, N.Y.Best Motion PictureThe Caine Mutiny, Stanley…

Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage

by Frederick Douglass A very limited statement of the argument for impartial suffrage, and for including the negro in the body politic, would require more space than can be reasonably…