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...entrance fee, 100 guineas a year, has headquarters in a turreted fortress built by Henry VIII, later used as a state prison. Rigidly hostile to "trade," the Squadron refused to admit the late Sir Thomas Lipton (tea) even though he had been proposed at the request of King Edward VII, had spent a fortune trying to win the America's Cup for Britain. Furious with the Committee, King Edward reputedly summoned the Commodore, asked: "Can't it be done?" Replied the Commodore: "It can, Sire,* but if it is, the R. Y. S. will have but two members...
...George Washington never lived in Washington. During his Presidency the Capital was in Manhattan and in Philadelphia. ‡ Art. VII. The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same...
...Britain entitled to own a private army, led the way at the head of a troop of Scottish Horse on shaggy Highland ponies. The joggling troops wore the same khaki uniforms, slouch hats and black cocks' feathers worn in 1903 during the post-coronation visit of Edward VII. From Edinburgh Castle on its crag above the city 21 guns roared in royal salute...
...death [Jan. 20, 1936] to convey the express desire of my mother that the funeral should take place on Jan. 28. She was most anxious to avoid a long and painful delay, like that of two weeks which elapsed between the death and burial of my grandfather, King Edward VII...
...strum his guitar and whistle like a bird. But shortly after it was published in 1855 Winner sold his copyright on Listen to the Mocking Bird for $5. Lee & Walker, the purchasers, made a fortune. The song sold over 20,000,000 copies, was a favorite of Edward VII as a boy. Lincoln said: "It is as sincere and sweet as the laughter of a little girl at play." Many an ante-bellum baby was named after Hally, the fictitious girl over whom the song moons...