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Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
Doctors are generally held in high regard today, but Romans of the first century were skeptical, even scornful, of medical practitioners, many of whom ministered to ailments they did not understand. Poets especially ridiculed surgeons for being greedy, for taking sexual advantage of patients, and, above all, for incompetence.اضافة اعلان...
Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have pledged to make single use plastics a thing of the past as they commit to becoming a Refill Destination. This announcement comes on World Refill Day (June 16) as the two organisations set out how Manchester and the...
This 39th festival will see musicians from across the world showcase their talent across Sandwell’s six towns, including in our libraries, museums and parks. Sandwell is proud of its rich diversity, culture and heritage and, with artists from all over the UK as well as musicians from France, Spain, Italy...
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Windrush there is an array of events taking place across the city to remember the Windrush community and celebrate their legacy. The council are supporting several events, as well as hosting a Windrush Celebration event in Central Library. Communities across Manchester will also be...
FAIRMONT — Over 300 community members gathered “All Together Now” for the Marion County Public Library’s summer reading program kick-off event. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday June 10, the carnival-like kickoff event was hosted at the National Guard Armory. There was free bounce houses, games, face-painting, informational tables...
Work has started on site to build the UK’s first mobility hub, helping Ancoats to become a ‘people first’ neighbourhood that prioritises streets for people over cars and providing sustainable travel. The Hub forms a vital component of the third phase of regeneration that will transform Ancoats Green as the...
People from all over the UK, were welcomed to County Library in Oxford on Thursday 25 May for the first Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) networking event to be held outside of the British Library in London. Oxfordshire County Council welcomed guests including the British Library’s Chief Librarian, Liz...
Fans of crime fiction novels will be able to meet bestselling author Cara Hunter as she comes to Abingdon Library to launch her latest book on 13 July. The Oxford-based author of the Sunday Times bestselling DI Fawley crime series will be coming to Oxfordshire County Council’s Abingdon Library to...
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