I think Esther of the bible has been a repeated entry in this game.
Hadassah, Esther’s Jewish name, means ‘myrtle’, a tree whose leaves only release their fragrance when crushed. Her heroism only appeared when she and her people were in danger. ‘Esther’ means ‘hidden’: her Jewish identity was hidden for many years.
The Lemon Myrtle occurs in the wetter coastal areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. In autumn it displays clusters of cream feathery flowers, with a peak around mid-April.
The Lemon Myrtle is cultivated in the Lismore area. Its leaves are used in cooking, and the essential oil obtained from it contains antimicrobial compounds and is often used as an ingredient in shampoos, therapeutic body lotions, soaps, and household cleaners.
The South Carolina coast near Myrtle Beach has many nooks and crannies, and in the 17th and 18th centuries pirates liked to hide their ships in them. Pirates who became local legends include Edward Teach, called Blackbeard because of his coal-black beard, and Drunken Jack, who was left behind on an island with a huge stash of stolen rum - and was rumored to have died with a smile on his face.
Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Gold Bug” is set on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, and concerns a search for treasure buried by the pirate Captain Kidd. The story was among Poe’s most popular works and stimulated interest in cryptography.
Eddie Kidd, OBE, (born 22 June 1959) is an English former motorcycle stunt rider. He was paralysed down his left side and suffered brain damage following an accident in 1996.
Kidd recovered sufficiently to start the 2011 London Marathon, ditching his wheelchair at the start and walking the rest of the way, stating it might take “four weeks to complete” but that it would be his “greatest stunt yet”. By finishing he is rumoured to have raised over £1 million for medical charities. He was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2012.
BBC chief international correspondent Lise Doucet has been awarded an OBE. When she was 8 years old, I was the news anchor on the only TV station her family could get in northern New Brunswick, and no doubt she thought “I can do better than that” – thus my inspiration to her luminous career.
The “career” of a young Billy the Kid neared its end in Lincoln County, New Mexico with Sheriff Pat Garrett when in 1880 a bounty of $500 was placed on his head. $500 in 1880 is worth about $11,000 in today’s dollars.
The melody of “Anchors Aweigh” was composed by Naval bandmaster Charles Zimmerman. One highlight of “Zimmy”'s career was when he directed the orchestra at President McKinley’s Inaugural Ball.
To “weigh anchor” is to bring it aboard a vessel in preparation for departure. The phrase “anchor’s aweigh” is a report that the anchor is clear of the sea bottom and, therefore, the ship is officially underway.
The Battle of Lepanto in 1571, which arrested the advance of the Ottoman Empire, was one of the most significant naval battles in history. It was fought between large fleets of galleys, despite that large 4-masted sailing ships had then already been in wide-spread European use for a century.
The word “ottoman” now generally refers to a footstool, but originally, it was used in the west to refer to the upholstered couch piled with pillows, that was characteristic in the living rooms in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, introduced to Britain in about 1800.
Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham was nicknamed “Automatic Otto” for his consistency and toughness. He and his teams won 7 out of 10 championship games. The Cleveland Browns, though, have never appeared in a Super Bowl.
Graham crackers were original made from Graham flour, invented and specially processed by Reverend Sylvester Graham, to retain all the natural nutrients of wheat, instead of bleached white flour. Now, Graham crackers commercially sold are just made from lots of sugar and the plain white flour that Reverend Grfaham opposed.
New Year’s Eve, the last day of the civil year, is also the feast of Saint Sylvester, Pope from 31 January 314 to his death on 31 December 335.
New Years Day is the birthday of all race horses – the day a three-year-old begins running as a four-year-old.
Only in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere the horses’ birthday is 1 August.
The Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is the national flower of Australia. Wattle day is celebrated on 1 September, the first day of spring, when the wattles are all in flower.
September 1 was the date of the Great Fire of London, the Confederate evacuation of Atlanta, the German invasion of Poland, the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic… and my birthday.
*Titanic *had two sister ships in the White Star Line. The trio made up the Olympic-class ocean liners. *Britannic *was also lost early in her career, sinking on 21 November 1916, after hitting a mine laid by the German minelayer submarine U79 in a barrier off Kea during World War I. The third ship, Olympic, was the only one to have a lengthy career. She was retired in 1934 and was sold for scrapping in 1935.
Built in 1931, the Georgic was the last ship built for the White Star Line before its merger with the Cunard Line.