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Colonel Shaw and the MA 54th
Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) commanded the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the U.S. Civil War, the first all-black unit in the history of the U.S. military. Shaw died in battle leading his black troops. The story of the 54th was dramatized in the film Glory.
fleur-de-lis
French for "flower of the lily," it is a French national symbol (see right).
eve of Interdependence
Notably, Interpendence would fall on November 8. This is a fairly notable historical date, particularly for Germany: In 1923, Hitler staged his failed "Beer Hall Putsch" attempt to overthrow the regional Bavarian government; in 1938, the Reichskristallnacht pogrom began. Some date the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II to this date in 1918. Perhaps more significant is that, on November 8, 1966, President Johnson signed into a law an act making it exempt from existing anti-trust laws to join the NFL and AFL.
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F.A.O. Schwartz
a large department store
harlequin
fanciful in color
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Endnote 79
Year of the Trial-Sized Dove Bar
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Veedersburg, Indiana and Powell, Wyoming
Veedersburg is about 70 miles west-northest of Indianapolis; Powell is about 90 miles south of Billings, Mont.
parallax
This is "the difference between the view of an object as seen through the picture-taking lens of a camera and the view as seen through a separate viewfinder" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
tumbrel
a cart for hauling manure or for hauling victims to the guillotine during the French Revolution
imprecated
called down curses upon someone
Delphina
name of a beatified Catholic virgin
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8-gram
a bit over a quarter of an ounce
wildly carbuncular wife
This is a reference to Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964), wife of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor.
P.M.U.K.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Lend-Lease
a program between the beginning of World War II and U.S. entry after the bombing of Pearl Harbor whereby the U.S. government provided materiel to Britain (and later the Soviets) in return for military bases
scopophobic
irrational fear or pornography
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