Fort McHenry

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a fort in N Maryland, at the entrance to Baltimore harbor: during its bombardment by the British in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that became the national anthem after watching a large group of British ships bomb a much smaller American force at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
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And on Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was offered an “Open Road” by the city of Fort Worth, as was its tradition.
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My choice is that it should be required reading by those who run the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Vincent Fort, a state senator from Georgia, saw big differences between ALEC and SIX.
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America already has a cereal cafe, Cereality, which has a store in Virginia and at the Dallas Fort Worth airport.
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Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.
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After an eight weeks' siege, a breach having been made, the city surrendered, and a month later the fort followed the example.
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The Mexican artillery soon laid a part of the fort in ruins.
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They soon retired, however, as the Fort was in danger of being attacked from another side.
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He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
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De l peu d'heures il mourut entre mes mains fort chrestiennement.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

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