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DC Behind the Monuments: hostility against every form of tyranny
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DC Behind the Monuments. Hostility against every form of tyranny. 8220;I have sworn, upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. 8221; Thomas Jefferson, inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hostility against every form of tyranny. The Frederick Douglas Home in Southeast Washington. NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS. The first Beatles concert in America, Washington, . Were losing our ship.
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DC Behind the Monuments: December 2014
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DC Behind the Monuments. US soldiers, sailors and Washington, DC residents forming a conga line in Lafayette Park while waiting for President Truman to announce Japan’s surrender. LLR Books LLR Books. 1926, the Candy man. LLR Books LLR Books. 7th and D Streets NW. LLR Books LLR Books. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). US soldiers, sailors and Washington, DC residents . 1926, the Candy man. 7th and D Streets NW. When Washington was Irish. Subscribe To This Blog. Child of the Sixties Forever. Summer in the 1960s.
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DC Behind the Monuments: July 2015
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DC Behind the Monuments. 11 fascinating facts about America's presidents and the White House. 11 fascinating facts about America's presidents and the White House. It must have creeped Abraham Lincoln out. It was November 9, 1863. The actor who came face to face with the president would rise to infamy 17 months later at that very same theater. His name was John Wilkes Booth — the president's assassin. Here, nine other things you probably didn't know about America's presidents and their place of residence.
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DC Behind the Monuments: July 2014
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DC Behind the Monuments. The capstone atop the Washington Monument. The capstone atop the Washington Monument is actually made of aluminum. The 100-ounce pyramid-shaped “stone” was placed on December 6, 1884, and was the largest aluminum object cast up to that time. It sounds like an odd choice today, but aluminum was very hard to produce at the time and was worth as much as silver ($24/oz in today’s dollars). LLR Books John William Tuohy. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). When Washington was Irish. 8226; Phoe...
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DC Behind the Monuments: June 2015
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DC Behind the Monuments. All Roads Lead to Washington: The Zero Milestone. Posted by Ariel Veroske. Dr S M. Johnson, advocate of the Good Roads Movement, stands next to the Zero Milestone marker. L'Enfant didn't get to be in the picture. (Photo source: Library of Congress). Standing next to the White House, this small monument is easily missed, but it holds a tremendous amount of history, all contained in a 2x4 hunk of granite…well, actually it extends out a little farther than just that spot. To call at...
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature: Whitefish couple funds visiting Irish scholars at UM to honor Emmons
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature. Dah Duit (Hi) and welcome. Whitefish couple funds visiting Irish scholars at UM to honor Emmons. The story behind the establishment of a visiting professorship with the University of Montana’s Irish Studies Program is “a series of serendipitous accidents,” according to the man it will be named for. The Dr. David Emmons Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies will teach various courses on Irish and Irish-American history each year. Emmons, now 76 and retired, says th...
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature: May 2015
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature. Dah Duit (Hi) and welcome. Excerpt from Understanding the (Net) Wake, by Dan Weiss (an interesting article on Finnegans Wake). The first 12 chapters of my new book "No Time to Say Goodbye" available now on Amazon. No Time to Say Goodbye:. A Memoir of Life in Foster Care. Some are so young;. Some suffer so much — I recall the experience sweet and sad . Book design by Oda Designs. Printed and distributed by Litchfield Literary Books. For information about permis...
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature: The rise of the short Irish Story
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature. Dah Duit (Hi) and welcome. The rise of the short Irish Story. A new generation of Irish authors is coming to prominence through the short story. What do the Irish writers Kevin Barry, Mary Costello and Anne Enright have in common, aside from successful literary careers? Does the recent spate of debuts and anthologies with Irish affiliations mean that attitudes to the form here is changing? As a publisher and editor, Meade has noticed a rise in the number of pe...
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature: Anthony Trollope: an Irish writer
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature. Dah Duit (Hi) and welcome. Anthony Trollope: an Irish writer. Writing the Frontier: Anthony Trollope between Britain and Ireland. Dah Duit (Hi) and welcome. Click the image to go to my writers site. Anthony Trollope: an Irish writer. Literary listings: Cúirt; Franco-Irish Literary Fe. A Transition Ahead in BC Irish Programs Leadership. The Tipperary-born author was one of 12 winners. ©. Irish author Donal Ryan wins European Union Prize . Waiting for the post.
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature: August 2014
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John Tuohy's A big blog of Irish Literature. Dah Duit (Hi) and welcome. For Preventing The Children of Poor People in Ireland. From Being Aburden to Their Parents or Country, and. For Making Them Beneficial to The Public. By Jonathan Swift (1729). 8221;I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled .”. Too frequent among us!
