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1941. Publication place. Canada. As For Me and My House is a novel by Canadian author Sinclair Ross, first published in 1941 by the American company Reynal and Hitchcock, with little fanfare. Its 1957 Canadian re-issue, by McClelland & Stewart, as part of their New Canadian Library line, began its canonization, mostly in university classrooms.
Patrick Henry 's "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech, depicted in an 1876 lithograph by Currier and Ives and now housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. " Give me liberty or give me death! " is a quotation attributed to American politician and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on ...
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
Let's Live for Today (song) " Let's Live for Today " is a song written by David "Shel" Shapiro and Italian lyricist Mogol, with additional English lyrics provided by Michael Julien. [1] [2] It was first recorded, with Italian lyrics, under the title of "Piangi con me" (translation: "Cry with Me") by the English band the Rokes in 1966.
The sitcom stars Nicole (Jalene Mack) and Michelle (Jennifer Jermany), two divorced African-American sisters, and their children. Nicole is a successful lawyer who lives in the Houston suburbs while Michelle is a New Orleans, Louisiana hairstylist with three children from different fathers. Hurricane Katrina forces Michelle to move into Nicole ...
Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum address. Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address was delivered to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois on January 27, 1838, titled "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions". [1] [2] In his speech, a 28-year-old Lincoln warned that mobs or people who disrespected U.S. laws and courts could destroy the United ...
By law and social custom, Nonconformists were restricted from many spheres of public life – not least, from access to public office, civil service careers, or degrees at university – and were referred to as suffering from civil disabilities. In England and Wales in the late 19th century the new terms "free church" and "Free churchman" (or ...
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images. Ryan Gosling’s daughters have a special nickname for Emily Blunt — and it’s a callback to one of her most famous movie roles. “My ...