When was the Tea Act passed? When was the tea bag invented? Where did the British Empire start? Where did the Whiskey Rebellion start? When was the Tea Act repealed? When did the American Revolution end in the colonies? When did the Irish Rebellion of 1916 start?
When did people start saying huzzah? The first records of huzzah come fromthe late 1500s. It is thought to come from a word that sailors used to shout in celebration. It may derive from the word hoise, meaning “to hoist”—which they'd shout when hoisting (raising) something, like the...
In its various incarnations, the F-word can be a noun, verb, adjective, and even an infix. The Swiss Army Knife of the English language, this word has been adding spice to our conversations for centuries, even if our forbears were loathe to write it down. So where did it come from?
And while he didn't share the spotlight to the same extent as McCarthy did, nobody doubts that Nixon is still an anti-fascist crusader through and through. A lifelong member of the Republican Party, Nixon has never been totally comfortable working alongside the Democrats. The broad popularity...
The attack resulted in the U.S. gearing up its war machine and entering the war as an official combatant. This would be the start of an expensive, bloody campaign against the Japanese empire. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? It was a plan created by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, an...
So just how did Athena determine whose side was the righteous cause? It’s which ever side that Nike is said to have tossed her golden apple to. Something easy to determine after the battle is over and the survivors are writing the history and accounts. ...
Cocktail Empire ; PRIVATE CLUBS the British Are Coming. from NYC to Cannes, Who Better to Run a Venue Where Exclusivity Is Mixed with Snobbery and Style? Lucie Greene on the Clubs Luring Stars to the BarsGreene, Lucie
This book has been on my radar since Jen told me I had to read it and I’m so glad she did. Suffer Love is Herring Blake’s debut novel, and it is a star. Suffer Love is the story of Hadley St. Clair and Sam Bennett, who in theory don’t have much in common. But they ...
How DARE you tarnish the reputation of people who did the work when you weren’t here. During Monica Lewinsky, Bush/Gore, 9/11, WOT, Support our Troops, Gary Condit, Rathergate, Bush/Kerry??? Shame on you… To those I pinged, FReeper JoeProPono and his insulting replies via pictures...
Where did the Mongols come from? Where did the Mongol Empire come from? Who were the Mongols? What did the Mongols live in? Who united the Mongols? What were the Mongols known for? Where was the Mongol Empire located? What did the Mongols call themselves? What did Mongols call themselves...