Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759, on a dark and windy night in the village of Alloway in Ayrshire. He died just 37 years later, at his home in Dumfries, from an illness that sadly would have been easily treatable today. A display at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway ...
“The years between the two world wars saw the foundation of many Ladies Burns clubs in an attempt to address this issue: Shotts boasted an all-female club in 1920, and Annan Ladies Burns Club (which is still going today), dates from 1928. The strength of feeling was apparent to all in...
The night before his interview, Angela was short staffed, so I drove down from Dallas and took the night shift. Zero walked passed my work station, pajama clad, barefoot, on his way to the Hope Ranch fridge. “Tonight’s the night,” he said. “What.” “I’m gonna kill myself.”...
A little-known fact is that President Abraham Lincoln, who himself penned a few verses, much admired the writings of Robert Burns. He attended the 1859 "Burns Nicht" [Night] celebration at Springfield's Concert Hall, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Scotland's Bard. One newspap...
I'd think. But then, there was a young woman who'd always refused to have a plate of food in front of men. I worried about her self-concept and her health. Really, I was concerned. I finally figured out that she was going to be fine the night she told me that she had just ...
Leia Burns alludes toHermione GrangerfromHarry Potter. Her weapons are some of Hermione's affiliations as part of the House of Gryffindor and the Slug Club Both are also seen as the smartest of their teams and holding it with great gusto and joy. ...
Then the Centre presents a full day of Burns related activities, including music and marionettes, onSaturday 28 JanuaryentitledBurns Family Festival Day, featuring music and song throughout the day in our Café. The day’s events kick off withTim PorteuspresentingBu...
The President and I had dinner on Friday, January 27 at 6:30 pm in the Green Room at the White House. He had called me at lunchtime that day and invited me to dinner that night, saying he was going to invite my whole family, but decided to have just me this time, with the whole...
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Gianforte ahead by a thousand. Wonder whether this will be the standing pattern for the rest of the night. Gianforte pulls ahead. By less than a thousand. Gianforte leads by 726 votes out of 181,000. Breaking: number of precincts fully reported just doubled (approximately), to thirteen. ...