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Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Appropriate Memorial
171 173 The Appropriate Memorial A HIGH Public Functionary having died, the citizens of his town held a meeting to consider how to honour his memory, and an Other High Public Functionary rose and…The Iliad of Homer: The Embassy to Achilles
The Second Battle, and the Dis... The Night-Adventure of Diomed ... The Embassy to Achilles. Agamemnon, after the last day's defeat, proposes to the Greeks to quit the siege, and…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Expatriated Boss
The Honourable Member An Inadequate Fee The Expatriated Boss A BOSS who had gone to Canada was taunted by a Citizen of Montreal with having fled to avoid prosecution. "You do me a…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Appropriate Memorial
The Desperate Object A Needless Labour The Appropriate Memorial A HIGH Public Functionary having died, the citizens of his town held a meeting to consider how to honour his memory,…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 51
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 50 Chapter 52 Chapter 51 1 All things are produced by the Tao, and nourished by its outflowing operation. They receive their…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 62
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 61 Chapter 63 Chapter 62 1 Tao has of all things the most honoured place. No treasures give good men so rich a grace; Bad men it…Juneteenth Overview
Celebrates the liberation of Black Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865 Origins Related Links Text of the Emancipation Proclamation History of the Emancipation Proclamation…Territorial Expansion
Accession Date Area1United States — 3,717,796 Territory in 1790 — 891,364 Louisiana Purchase 1803 831,321 Florida 1819 69,866 Texas 1845 384,958 Oregon 1846 283,439 Mexican Cession 1848 530,706…State Nicknames
Alabama Yellowhammer StateAlaska The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”Arizona Grand Canyon StateArkansas The Natural StateCalifornia Golden…National Public Radio U.S. Member Stations
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