Members of the Order were assigned by Dumbledore to protect Harry Potter and for guard duty. Harry and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger also assisted the Order, though, being under-age, they were not official members. No, Molly and Arthur Weasley would not have heard or met Lily…
Lily and Rufus end up marrying that night at the loft (Rufus Getting Married). They eventually become friendly again and are both present at Dan and Serena’s wedding in the series finale time jump, New York, I Love You XOXO. Lily and Rufus have no relationship in the Gossip Girl…
Abraham Lincoln and most northerners initially referred to a civil war or an insurrection but quickly adopted “Rebellion,” which stressed the goal of preserv- ing the Union and stigmatized secession. Location: Ohio. Lincoln did not declare war on the confederacy, he used troops to put down an insurrection by states…
The 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln, stored important documents inside the crowns of his hats. Lincoln, who often wore a traditional stovepipe hat measuring about seven-eight inches high, was born on February 12, 1809. In those days he was rarely seen without his stovepipe, the traditional seven- or even eight-inch-high…
After attending a charity concert on 20 April 1832, for the victims of the Parisian cholera epidemic, organized by Niccolò Paganini, Liszt became determined to become as great a virtuoso on the piano as Paganini was on the violin. A virtuoso pianist himself, much of Liszt’s output is dedicated to…
Two days earlier, Lleyton Hewitt—a 20-year-old Australian with one of the largest hearts and toughest minds in the game of tennis—celebrated a seminal moment in his sterling career, capturing the US Open title with a 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1 win over Pete Sampras in Arthur Ashe Stadium. This is a…
Early years Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, near the village of Vinci about 25 miles west of Florence. He was the illegitimate (born to unmarried parents) son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a prominent notary (a public official who certifies legal documents) of Florence, and a…
Laissez-faire advocates support high tariffs. Prices of many products increased as the United Statesthe United StatesIn its noun form, the word generally means a resident or citizen of the U.S., but is also used for someone whose ethnic identity is simply “American”. The noun is rarely used in English to…
Lamarck’s theory cannot account for all the observations made about life on Earth. For instance, his theory implies that all organisms would gradually become complex, and simple organisms disappear. Lamarck’s theory suggested that the giraffe’s original short-necked ancestor repeatedly stretched its neck to reach… However, through modern science we now…
Turning over a new leaf. Larissa Dos Santos Lima reflected on her string of legal troubles and her divorce from Colt Johnson in a candid social media post as she revealed that she won’t be deported to her native Brazil. ’90 Day Fiance’ Original Couples Status Check: Who Is Still…