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Jameson Raid 1895-1896
Jameson Raid, 1895. At the time (29 December 1895) this was presented as a brave attempt by a troop of part-time cavalry led by Dr Leander Starr Jameson, the British South Africa Company's representative in Rhodesia, to rescue English women and children persecuted by a wicked Boer government in... Read more |
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Wick
Wick town (1991 pop. 7,770), Highland, N Scotland, on Wick Bay at the mouth of the Wick River. The town consists of the villages of Louisburgh, Old Wick, and Pulteneytown. It is an important port for whitefish. Tourism is economically important; the area's famous glass-blowing factory is an... Read more |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Oz, mythical land that is the setting for 14 novels for children by L. Frank Baum, beginning with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). This fanciful region, traversed by a long yellow brick road, is accidentally discovered by Dorothy, a little girl from Kansas, when she and her dog Toto are blown off... Read more |
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Battle of Winceby
Winceby, battle of, 1643. Sir John Henderson, royalist governor of Newark, set out in October 1643 to relieve Bolingbroke castle, near Horncastle. His force was intercepted by parliamentary cavalry under Manchester, Fairfax, and Cromwell and badly cut up on the 11th. Though a small-scale action,... Read more |
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Breeching
Breeching In early America an important rite of passage in the lives of small boys was the moment they wore breeches or trousers for the first time. In infancy and early childhood, boys and girls were relegated to the feminine domestic circle and were dressed alike in petticoats, gowns,... Read more |
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lamp
lamp originally a vessel for holding oil or some combustible substance that could be burned through a wick for illumination; the term has been extended to other lighting devices. Stones, shells, and other objects of suitable shape were used for burning oil in the Paleolithic period. In Egypt and... Read more |
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snapdragon
snapdragon a game (typically played at Christmas) which consisted of snatching raisins out of a bowl or dish of burning brandy and eating them while still alight. The term is recorded from the early 18th century.... Read more |
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Rudi (Rudolph) Gernreich
Rudi (Rudolph) Gernreich , 1922-85, American fashion designer, b. Vienna. In 1938, he fled to California, where he studied in Los Angeles. He worked as a dancer and costume designer before becoming a freelance designer. His signature style included ready-to-wear sportswear of dramatic stark cuts. He... Read more |
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