Monthly Archives: March 2020

Christopher Houston Carson

Posted on March 31, 2020 by beaugrand

Christopher Houston Carson, (B) 1809, Richmond, KY (D) 1868, Fort Lyon, CO He was better known as Kit Carson an American frontiersman. He was a mountain man, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer and became a frontier legend. … Continue reading →

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Kurdistan

Posted on March 31, 2020 by beaugrand

Kurdistan The Kurdish region has seen a long list of invaders and conquerors: Ancient Persians Iran) from the east, Alexander the Great from today Northern and Central Greece, much of the geographical area of the present-day Republic of North Macedonia … Continue reading →

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Antarctica

Posted on March 30, 2020 by beaugrand

Antarctica While no one officially “owns” Antarctica, over twelve countries claim to have rights to at least a portion of it. Antarctica is the most isolated of the seven continents and is called home only by penguins and a few … Continue reading →

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PARIS began on an island

Posted on March 30, 2020 by beaugrand

The Earliest Paris-to I 108 PARIS began on an island, a little island still known as the Cite. Here the Seine River widened a little and flowed around five or six little islets. Today there are but two, the Cite … Continue reading →

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The giraffe

Posted on March 30, 2020 by beaugrand

The giraffe’s blood pressure is two or three times that of a healthy man and maybe the highest in the world. Because the giraffe has such a long neck, ten to twelve feet, its heart needs tremendous force to pump … Continue reading →

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Whitcomb l. Judson

Posted on March 30, 2020 by beaugrand

When, in 1891, Whitcomb l. Judson, a Chicago inventor, patented what would later become the zipper, he had in mind something to save people the trouble of buttoning and unbuttoning their shoes every day. He called his invention the “Clasp … Continue reading →

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Willis Haviland Carrier

Posted on March 30, 2020 by beaugrand

In the summer of 1902, a printer in Brooklyn, New York, was having trouble with color printing because the hot, humid weather was causing the paper on the presses to change size enough to cause distortions of printing. Willis Haviland … Continue reading →

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Gaius Julius Caesar

Posted on March 29, 2020 by beaugrand

Gaius Julius Caesar, he was born July 12th, 100 B.C.E. and Sprung from a family which for many years held high offices in the state, he, at an early age, gave evidence of those qualities of character which in later … Continue reading →

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MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO

Posted on March 29, 2020 by beaugrand

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, (B)106BCE Arpino, Italy – Die by Assassination: December 7, 43 BCE, Formia, Italy He was the greatest of Roman orators and the chief master of Latin prose style, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the … Continue reading →

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The assignation of Cicero

Posted on March 29, 2020 by beaugrand

The assignation of Cicero Cicero and Antony now became the two leading men in Rome: Cicero as a spokesman for the Senate; Antony as consul, leader of the Caesarian faction, and unofficial executor of Caesar’s public will. Relations between the … Continue reading →