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20 hours ago · New York City Council president Paul O'Dwyer proposed renaming the plaza to "Common Sense Plaza" in honor of the author Thomas Paine in 1976. At the time, the name "Grand Army Plaza" more commonly referred to the plaza in Brooklyn.
Jul 7, 2024 · These knick-knacks are the trappings of vanity and hark back to the association of the ape with the worldly sinner. The outer clothing (boots, gloves, caps, belts) reflects the ape’s fondness for mimicking man—a predilection Topsell mentions as being useful in the capture of apes, because both heavy lead shoes and ‘little Bags made like breeches’ trap the animal in place since ‘they ...
20 hours ago · Terry Jermy has described his "frustration" at a lack of police attendance at rowdy meetings of Thetford Town Council.
20 hours ago · Signature. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man ...
