President McCluer, ladies and gentlemen, and last, but certainly not least, the President of the United States of America:I am very glad indeed to come to Westminster College this afternoon, and I am complimented that you shouldgive me a degree from an institution whose reputation has been so solidly established.
Sicily was a major focus of the First and Second Punic Wars. The first Punic war ended with Carthage handing over major grain-growing areas on the island, and the port of Lilybaem to Rome as spoils…
Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the John Brown House Museum is situated in a house that was completed in 1788 by Brown, a businessman, patriot, politician, China trade pioneer, and slave trader.The house also was home to Brown& 39;s daughters and their families, the winter residence of the Gammell family during the second half of the 19th century, and the formidable mansion of Marseden Perry, the Providence utility, real estate, and trolley mogul of the early 20th century.
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The University of Leicester and Leicester City Council, in association with the Richard III Society, are starting an archaeological dig to find the remains of King Richard III, the only English monarch whose resting place remains unknown.On Saturday 25 August 2012 – five hundred years after King Richard III was buried in Leicester – the historic archaeological project will begin with the aim of discovering whether Britain’s last Plantagenet King lies buried in Leicester City Centre.
