Christian of Brunswick
Christian of Brunswick or Christian of Halberstadt, 1599-1626, Protestant military leader in the Thirty Years War , titular bishop of Halberstadt (1616-23). One of the first allies of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine of the Rhine, he took up arms in defense of the Palatinate in 1621. Defeated (1622) by the imperial commander Tilly , he went to the Netherlands. Christian then advanced into Germany but had to retreat, and Tilly turned the retreat into a rout at Stadtlohn (1623). While serving with Christian IV of Denmark, he was defeated a third time (1626).
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Digger and Dander: they had a perfect plan to earn money.(Short story)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Digger and Dander were good friends. They did...lake. But it was a long walk. One day Digger had an idea. "Let's buy bicycles...in his pockets. "I have two dollars." Digger looked in his pockets. "I have two dollars...
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Daniels's Digger Laps at the Bowl.(Jim Daniels)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: The Explicator; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...through while you suck in what you can.* Digger, Jim Daniels's persona, embodies the...many other members of the working class, Digger "constantly observ[es] life from the...personal time, Daniels's poetry reveals Digger's tragic surrender to the "golden handcuffs...
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Unravelling digger yarn-spinning in World War I.(Fatal Shores)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 6/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Australian Imperial Forces) -- `diggers' as they came to call themselves...has been written about the digger, from the viewpoint of history...exercise the essentials of digger culture, as it developed between...in the following terms. The digger self-image that was essential...
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Diggers Crowned Rugby Kings.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 8/4/2003; 700+ words
; ...Global Media via COMTEX) <b> Diggers 21 Buffaloes 12 </b> MEN-AT-WORK Diggers yesterday scooped the 2003 National Rugby...crowd in Kitwe. The victory meant that Diggers who have swept all silverware on offer...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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DIGGER BOW WOWS OUT; .. but not before the secret of Crathie Church is revealed.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/23/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...secret shame of retiring police pooch Digger was finally revealed yesterday - he left...his duties while on duty. Shame-faced Digger was caught short as he checked for incendiary...Crathie Kirk on Deeside in December 1992, Digger dropped a pooh at the altar. PC Myles...
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Put On Your Hardhat And Go For The Gold With Diggers(TM), A Ground-Breaking New Game From Millennium Media Group.
Business Wire; 12/7/1994; 700+ words
; ...unearth hundreds of hours of fun with Diggers, a fast-paced strategy/adventure game from Millennium Media Group. In Diggers, players mine the alien planet Zarg...characters and stunning color backgrounds, Diggers lets players explore one of the largest...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Clam flats open again as red tide dissipates ; Hundreds of diggers return to work, ensuring a healthy supply of locally harvested steamers and fried clams.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 8/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...dug by a commercial digger." Peter Angis Scarborough digger SCARBOROUGH -- Most...s commercial clam diggers had yet to arrive at...Angis, a Scarborough digger who works on the flats...round. Angis and other diggers said the prolonged...
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Monster Jam(R), Dennis Anderson, Grave Digger(R) and Advance Auto Parts Celebrate Homecoming of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
PR Newswire; 11/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...Monster Jam is sending Grave Digger originator and current Monster...area that are fans of Grave Digger, and they have sent me military...that are on display inside the Diggers Dungeon(TM). These guys...Plenty of Monster Jam and Grave Digger giveaways will be on hand...
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COWBOYS DROP ORE DIGGERS 93-85 IN OVER-TIME
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...they fell behind the Ore Diggers by as much as 14 in the first half. The Ore Diggers led by nine (44-35) with...a CSM foul to cut the Ore Digger lead to six as time expired...the half trailing the Ore Diggers 44-38. The Ore Diggers...
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Diggers Bury Impressive Nchanga.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 7/22/2003; 697 words
; ...Africa Global Media via COMTEX) Nchanga 11 Diggers 17 NCHANGA were impressive in this national...overrun an out of sorts league leaders Diggers. While Nchanga controlled most of this...12-10, to remain 16 points adrift of Diggers. In Mufulira, defending champions Lusaka...
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digger
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
digger A person who digs. In the 17th century, the Diggers were a group of radical dissenters formed...imprisoned. In Australia and New Zealand, digger is an informal term for a man, especially...
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Digger
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Digger A member of a radical group that flourished briefly in 1649–50...England's political future was uncertain. Led by Gerrard WINSTANLEY , the Diggers began seizing common land and sharing it out. They called themselves the...
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Diggers
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Diggers (1649–50) English millenarian social and religious sect in...St George's Hill, Surrey. It was destroyed by local farmers. The main Digger theorist, Gerrard Winstanley, proposed communalization of property to establish...
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Gold Diggers, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Gold Diggers, The (1919), a comedy by Avery Hopwood . [ Lyceum Theatre , 720 perf...closed, and it gave popular currency to the expression “gold digger.” The play later was the basis of several successful Hollywood...
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Digger Indians
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Digger Indians term indiscriminately applied to many Native Americans of the central plateau region of W North America, including tribes...
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