It is perhaps only fair that the lion's share of the states should be named after the native American cultures who had lived in this part of the world for many millenia, though as far as etymology (understanding word origins) is concerned, that has unfortunately brought its own problems—th...
A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a scientific name, as water moccassin or cotton mouth for the snake Agkistrodon piscivorus. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghto...
1. Andhe showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out ...
Emma Stone, born Emily Jean Stone on November 6, 1988, is an acclaimed American actress who has made significant strides in the world of Hollywood. Hailing from Scottsdale, Arizona and demonstrating a passion for acting from her early years, she moved to Los Angeles at the age o...
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Retaildesigner // Wikipedia Dominick's - Category: grocery store - Year founded: 1918 - Year defunct: 2013 - Lifetime: 95 years Chicagoans remember Dominick's, a real-life example of the American Dream. Founded by Dominick DiMatteo more than 100 years ago, the grocery store chain became a...
Wikipedia says that originally the ogonek denoted long nasal vowels, so Lithuanian isn’t an example itself. “Loss of postvocalic nasal with compensatory lengthening” happens all over, e.g.,goose, but I would guess that /Vn/ > /Ṽː/ > /V:/ is the usual route. ...
According to Michael Dummett (1925-2011) that's the earliest extant European reference to playing-cards. Cards became really popular in Europe around 1377, at which time they attracted the attention of religious and civil authorities (until then, dice were the sole gaming enemy). In 1377, a...
There are not as many team names falling into the Native American category as there used to be. Stanford, Dartmouth, and U of Massachusetts are among those having made name changes. Others have kept names but eliminated Native American images and sideline performers. Wikipedia has a good article...
1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Vistula_River):The Battle of the Vistula River(29 September – 31 October 1914), also known as the Battle of Warsaw, was a Russian victory against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front during the First World War. ...