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Berlin Wall
(Encyclopedia) Berlin Wall, 1961–89, a barrier first erected in Aug., 1961, by the East German government along the border between East and West Berlin, and later along the entire border between East…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,…New World War II Memorial Dedicated
by Shmuel Ross The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 29th, 2004. This was the first national memorial made to remember World War II, the…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…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: The Sepulchre of Memory
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Music and Sweet PoetryFragment: 'When a Lover Clasps...Fragment: The Sepulchre of Memory Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition…James E. Sullivan Memorial Award Winners
(Amateur Athlete of the Year Chosen in Amateur Athletic Union Poll)1930 Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. Golf1931 Bernard E. Berlinger Track and field1932 James A. Bausch Track and field1933 Glenn…Recent Discoveries: Down Memory's Divided Lane
Psychologists studying patients with brain damage have concluded that the left side of the brain is used for language tasks and the right side for spatial and pictorial information.…Which memorial in D.C. is surrounded by cherry trees?
The Question: What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees? The Answer: Fortunately for us, those Japanese cherry trees are…Brewer's: Though Lost to Sight, to Memory Dear
A writer in Harper's Magazine tells us that the author of this line was Ruthven Jenkyns, and that the poem, which consists of two stanzas each of eight lines, begins each stanza with “…Bond, William Cranch
(Encyclopedia) Bond, William Cranch, 1789–1859, American astronomer, b. Portland, Maine. He early aided his father in the trades of silversmith and clockmaker in Boston. He soon became an expert in…