And the Dude didn’t deliver, because the kid only had the ringer at best. The Big Lebowski doesn’t seem intent on paying, either. And the Dude again didn’t deliver, exchanging the ringer for his own ringer. But by exposing the Big Lebowski’s fraud, he did deliver to Maude. Expensive exploits…
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, OBE DL (born 19 August 1945), is the present Duke of Wellington. He is the son of Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, and his wife, Diana McConnel. Tidbit #4: How Wellington got his nickname the “Iron Duke” is interesting and controversial.…
The CMC finally obtain their cutie marks. In Crusaders of the Lost Mark, the Crusaders assist Pipsqueak when he runs for class president against Diamond Tiara. After Diamond Tiara loses the election, they learn that she acts the way she does because of the high standards imposed by her mother…
Clogs date back to the early 13th century in the Netherlands. They were designed to protect the feet of factory workers, artisans, farmers, fishermen, and other trade jobs. Clogs were originally not made entirely from wood but had only a wooden sole with leather strapped over the top. Comfort. Remember…
The Cold War began after the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, when the uneasy alliance between the United Statesthe United StatesThe United States, officially United States of America, abbreviated U.S. or U.S.A., byname America, is a country in North America, a federal republic of 50 states.https://www.britannica.com › place ›…
Did the committees of observation and inspection enjoy widespread popular support? Why or why not? Yes, because all people eligible to vote for delegates of the lower house of the colonial assemblies were allowed to elect committee members at a local level. The Committee of Inspection was the most radical…
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah. It was a free state born out of the politics of…
Able to cruise at a near-stratospheric altitude of 60,000 feet at 1350 miles per hour, the plane cut travel times on its routes in half. But speed and altitude were not the only factors that made Concorde so remarkable. The plane was a beauty. The result was a technological masterpiece,…
Following its inaugural flight, BA’s Concorde expanded its services to include the US a few months later. Although Concorde is famed for flying to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York was not the first destination in the US to receive its services. Although Concorde is famed for…
The Confederate Constitution added a clause about the question of slavery in the territories, the key constitutional debate of the 1860 election, by explicitly stating slavery to be legally protected in the territories. The Constitution of the Confederate States was the supreme law of the Confederate States of America. It…