French King Bridge carries Route 2 over the Connecticut River between the towns of Everett and Gill, Massachusetts. It is named for a local geographic feature called French King Rock, not, as you might think if you were familiar with the history of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, from a colonial-era tavern.
Everett McGill is a character actor who first rose to fame as a caveman in 1981’s Quest for Fire. His other roles include Fremen leader Stilgar in David Lynch’s Dune (1984), Reverend Lowe in Stephen King’s Silver Bullet (1985), and Big Ed Hurley in the TV series Twin Peaks. He retired from acting in 1999.
The text of the ten amendments was lifted directly from the Bill of Rights (except for the comma I noted) and the only difference is that they were enumerated differently within the articles and sections.
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Everett McGill is a character actor who first rose to fame as a caveman in 1981’s Quest for Fire. His other roles include Fremen leader Stilgar in David Lynch’s Dune (1984), Reverend Lowe in Stephen King’s Silver Bullet (1985), and Big Ed Hurley in the TV series Twin Peaks. He retired from acting in 1999.
The house in Dearborne, Michigan that serial killer Aileen Wuornos grew up in would later be rented to various members of Bob Seeger and the Silber Bullet Band, who would hold some of their earliest practice sessions there.
The building of the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney began life as the rather grandiose stables of Government House.
In the latter half of the 19th century, Government House in Regina, North-West Territories was the seat of government for one of the largest territorial units in the world. The North-West Territories ran from the 49th parallel in the south to the tip of the Arctic Archipelago in the north, and from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the District of Keewatin in what is now northern Ontario.
The Blue Mountains, about 50km to the west of Sydney, are thought to have taken their name from the characteristic blue haze caused by the numerous eucalpytus trees that cover them.
The Blue Ridge Mountains, located in the eastern United States, are a part of the Appalachian Mountain Range and span 8 states: AL SC TN NC VA WV MD PA. They are noted for having a bluish color when seen from a distance.Trees put the “blue” in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color.
Blue’s Point is a harbourside location on the North Shore of Sydney. It was named for Billy Blue, a convict who arrived in Sydney in 1801. He was very physically imposing, and described as a “strapping Jamaican Negro ‘a very Hercules in proportion’” . In 1807 Blue was licensed as the only person permitted to ferry passengers across the harbour.
Canada may have been one of the only countries in the world that had a guarantee in its constitution for ferry service.
When Prince Edward Island joined confederation in 1873, the federal government guaranteed that it would provide year-round ferry service.
When the fixed link Confederation Bridge was built in the 1990’s, a constitutional amendment was passed, removing the federal government’s ferry obligation.
A proposed amendment to the Australian Constitution must be approved not only by a majority of voters country-wide, but also by a majority of voters in a majority of the states i.e. 4 out of 6. As a result, successful constitutional amendments are rare. The last were in 1977, relating to casual Senate vacancies and other matters.
In Nigeria, he method of constitutional amendment is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature, by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it goes on to the states for approval.
An anti-abortion protestor once told me that a man in Australia is legally married to his dog. “That’s what gay marriage leads to.” I asked him how that could be a result of legal gay marriage when Australia has yet to pass a constitutional amendment legalizing same sex marriage.
The Falcon was a series of B movies originally starring George Sanders and later his brother Tom Conway, starting with The Gay Falcon in 1941. The title came from the first name of the the character: Gay Laurence.
The falcon is a bird.
Annie: At least he tried. 
Jane Wyman played Angela Channing, matriarch of a winery family in Napa Valley, on “Falcon Crest”.
The saying “Wherever you go, I will go” comes from the Bibllical of Ruth, the widow who followed her mother-in-law everywhere.
The F-16 Falcon first flew in 1974 and entered service in 1978.
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The current AMXS commander and pilot for the 120th F-16 fighter squadron is nicknamed SWAT. Babe Ruth had the nickname SWAT when he was traded to the Yankees long ago. It was considered the best trade in baseball history.
The Baby Ruth candy bar is often said to be named for First Daughter Ruth Cleveland, but this has been largely debunked. It was most likely a variation of Babe Ruth changed by one letter to avoid paying him for a licensing fee; Ruth Cleveland died in childhood and had been dead for several years when the candy bar first appeared.
“ruth” is an archaic English word thought to have meant “pity” or “compassion”. It survives today only in “ruthless”, describing someone who lacks pity or compassion for others.