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The Rolling Stones: Biographies, Timeline, Songs, Films and More
The Rolling Stones are one of the most popular and influential rock bands of all time. Their first album, simply titled The Rolling Stones, was released on April 16, 1964.…Filling in the Gaps
Do you think that it seems like slavery casts a pall over our national heritage? It does. Do you think that this could ever be removed? No, of course it cannot be…Brewer's: Hide of Land
No fixed number of “acres,” but such a quantity as was valued at a stated geld or tax. A hide of good arable land was smaller than a hide of inferior quality. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Higgledy-piggledy
In great confusion; at sixes and sevens. A higgler is a pedlar whose stores are all huddled together. Higgledy means after the fashion of a higgler's basket; and piggledy is a ricochet…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part IV
Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King's growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts…Brewer's: Thumbikins
or Thumbscrew. An instrument of torture largely used by the Inquisition. The torture was compressing the thumb between two bars of iron, made to approach each other by means of a screw.…All About Columbus Day
Columbus, his journeys and legacy, and other explorers and explorations Biographies of Famous Explorers Roald Amundsen Vasco Núnez de Balboa Ibn Batuta Richard Burton John…Aviation
Cite Check out milestones in aviation, Amelia Earhart's legacy, famous planes, the Wright brothers, world records and more. Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered Aviation Websites…Sulla, Lucius Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Sulla, Lucius CorneliusSulla, Lucius Corneliusl&oomacr;ˈshəs kôrnēˈlyəs sŭlˈə [key], 138 b.c.–78 b.c., Roman general. At the height of his career he assumed the name Felix. He…Mugabe, Robert Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Mugabe, Robert GabrielMugabe, Robert Gabrielm&oomacr;gäˈbē, –bā [key], 1924–2019, president of Zimbabwe (1987–2017). A founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) in 1963…Trending
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