The soldiers, under attack by the crowd with snowballs, clubs, and other objects, were told to hold their fire, but one of them panicked and shot and then another joined in. Five people were killed. The Granary Burying Ground, established in 1660, is the resting place of many Colonial h...
He remarked, “It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to which money could be applied so productive of good to girls and boys, who have good within them and ability and ambition to develop it, as the founding of a public library.” This was an early pi...
The trail to the site snakes through beautiful forests of chestnut and is a 2 km walk away from the Pemayangtse Monastery. Singing hymns of the forgotten glory of Sikkim, the significance of this unexplored place is inscribed on a small stone tablet that is draped in the ruins. Location: ...
Legend said that it was the home of a religious man who gave the snakes shelter and they remined there after his death. I had been to this temple preciously about 27 years ago, the surroundings and the temple had not been changed since but today there are lesser pit vipers than it ...
The information sheet at the gate said that there were coyotes, snakes, and mountain lions. My walking companion mentioned how cool it would be to see a mountain lion, of which I looked her and said, “Are you kidding me!!?” She proceeded to tell me, but only if they are far away...
Mr. Miller asked the class.Clayton tried not to laugh. Fear was for babies, not a tough kid like him.“Snakes,” Rebecca said.“Spiders,” Michelle added.“Okay,” Mr. Miller said, “ but I was actually talking about bigger things.”“Like sharks?” Joe asked. “They’re really ...
dipping down to hover over wildflowers while re-nectaring? The sights would be grand, the ride exhilarating, the flowers fragrant. But hold on tight; you just might sneeze from all the pollen covering your nose – Achoo! Here my Alliance gnome, a little warrior, has hired a honey barrel...
Sometimes I find myself holding back — well, being transparent, I do hold back at times. But this morning, I wanted to share it all. I only like good surprises. If I know what I’m up against, I can be better prepared to handle what’s coming. Well, life doesn’t work like th...
says that just a few months ago one of his men was kidnapped by the Interwahamwe and never heard from again. A week later, the same Hutu militiamen attacked the station again. A lengthy firefight ensued, but the rangers were able to hold them off. Still, they lost another man during ...
How about adding the largest amphitheatre ever built to your list of 100 places to see before you die? Yep, thought so. The Colosseum is an old amphitheatre in the middle ofRome– it was built to hold up to 80,000 spectators.